French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | baisse | baissais | baisserai | baisserais | baisse | baissasse | ||
| tu | baisses | baissais | baisseras | baisserais | baisses | baissasses | ||
| il | baisse | baissait | baissera | baisserait | baisse | baissât | ||
| nous | baissons | baissions | baisserons | baisserions | baissions | baissassions | ||
| vous | baissez | baissiez | baisserez | baisseriez | baissiez | baissassiez | ||
| ils | baissent | baissaient | baisseront | baisseraient | baissent | baissassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai baissé | avais baissé | aurai baissé | aurais baissé | aie baissé | eusse baissé | ||
| tu | as baissé | avais baissé | auras baissé | aurais baissé | aies baissé | eusses baissé | ||
| il | a baissé | avait baissé | aura baissé | aurait baissé | ait baissé | eût baissé | ||
| nous | avons baissé | avions baissé | aurons baissé | aurions baissé | ayons baissé | eussions baissé | ||
| vous | avez baissé | aviez baissé | aurez baissé | auriez baissé | ayez baissé | eussiez baissé | ||
| ils | ont baissé | avaient baissé | auront baissé | auraient baissé | aient baissé | eussent baissé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | baissai | eus baissé | (tu) | baisse | Present | baissant | ||
| tu | baissas | eus baissé | (nous) | baissons | Past | baissé | ||
| il | baissa | eut baissé | (vous) | baissez | Perfect | ayant baissé | ||
| nous | baissâmes | eûmes baissé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | baissâtes | eûtes baissé | (tu) | aie baissé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | baissèrent | eurent baissé | (nous) | ayons baissé | avoir baissé | |||
| (vous) | ayez baissé | |||||||
Baisser is a regular -er verb.
Watch your pronunciation!
Be sure to pronounce this [bɛ se] (with a soft s) as baiser (pronounced [bɛ ze]) means something quite different and usually vulgar.




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