French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | avoue | avouais | avouerai | avouerais | avoue | avouasse | ||
| tu | avoues | avouais | avoueras | avouerais | avoues | avouasses | ||
| il | avoue | avouait | avouera | avouerait | avoue | avouât | ||
| nous | avouons | avouions | avouerons | avouerions | avouions | avouassions | ||
| vous | avouez | avouiez | avouerez | avoueriez | avouiez | avouassiez | ||
| ils | avouent | avouaient | avoueront | avoueraient | avouent | avouassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai avoué | avais avoué | aurai avoué | aurais avoué | aie avoué | eusse avoué | ||
| tu | as avoué | avais avoué | auras avoué | aurais avoué | aies avoué | eusses avoué | ||
| il | a avoué | avait avoué | aura avoué | aurait avoué | ait avoué | eût avoué | ||
| nous | avons avoué | avions avoué | aurons avoué | aurions avoué | ayons avoué | eussions avoué | ||
| vous | avez avoué | aviez avoué | aurez avoué | auriez avoué | ayez avoué | eussiez avoué | ||
| ils | ont avoué | avaient avoué | auront avoué | auraient avoué | aient avoué | eussent avoué | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | avouai | eus avoué | (tu) | avoue | Present | avouant | ||
| tu | avouas | eus avoué | (nous) | avouons | Past | avoué | ||
| il | avoua | eut avoué | (vous) | avouez | Perfect | ayant avoué | ||
| nous | avouâmes | eûmes avoué | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | avouâtes | eûtes avoué | (tu) | aie avoué | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | avouèrent | eurent avoué | (nous) | ayons avoué | avoir avoué | |||
| (vous) | ayez avoué | |||||||
Avouer is a regular -er verb.




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