French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | avertis | avertissais | avertirai | avertirais | avertisse | avertisse | ||
| tu | avertis | avertissais | avertiras | avertirais | avertisses | avertisses | ||
| il | avertit | avertissait | avertira | avertirait | avertisse | avertît | ||
| nous | avertissons | avertissions | avertirons | avertirions | avertissions | avertissions | ||
| vous | avertissez | avertissiez | avertirez | avertiriez | avertissiez | avertissiez | ||
| ils | avertissent | avertissaient | avertiront | avertiraient | avertissent | avertissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai averti | avais averti | aurai averti | aurais averti | aie averti | eusse averti | ||
| tu | as averti | avais averti | auras averti | aurais averti | aies averti | eusses averti | ||
| il | a averti | avait averti | aura averti | aurait averti | ait averti | eût averti | ||
| nous | avons averti | avions averti | aurons averti | aurions averti | ayons averti | eussions averti | ||
| vous | avez averti | aviez averti | aurez averti | auriez averti | ayez averti | eussiez averti | ||
| ils | ont averti | avaient averti | auront averti | auraient averti | aient averti | eussent averti | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | avertis | eus averti | (tu) | avertis | Present | avertissant | ||
| tu | avertis | eus averti | (nous) | avertissons | Past | averti | ||
| il | avertit | eut averti | (vous) | avertissez | Perfect | ayant averti | ||
| nous | avertîmes | eûmes averti | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | avertîtes | eûtes averti | (tu) | aie averti | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | avertirent | eurent averti | (nous) | ayons averti | avoir averti | |||
| (vous) | ayez averti | |||||||
Avertir is a regular -ir verb.


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