French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | balance | balançais | balancerai | balancerais | balance | balançasse | ||
| tu | balances | balançais | balanceras | balancerais | balances | balançasses | ||
| il | balance | balançait | balancera | balancerait | balance | balançât | ||
| nous | balançons | balancions | balancerons | balancerions | balancions | balançassions | ||
| vous | balancez | balanciez | balancerez | balanceriez | balanciez | balançassiez | ||
| ils | balancent | balançaient | balanceront | balanceraient | balancent | balançassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai balancé | avais balancé | aurai balancé | aurais balancé | aie balancé | eusse balancé | ||
| tu | as balancé | avais balancé | auras balancé | aurais balancé | aies balancé | eusses balancé | ||
| il | a balancé | avait balancé | aura balancé | aurait balancé | ait balancé | eût balancé | ||
| nous | avons balancé | avions balancé | aurons balancé | aurions balancé | ayons balancé | eussions balancé | ||
| vous | avez balancé | aviez balancé | aurez balancé | auriez balancé | ayez balancé | eussiez balancé | ||
| ils | ont balancé | avaient balancé | auront balancé | auraient balancé | aient balancé | eussent balancé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | balançai | eus balancé | (tu) | balance | Present | balançant | ||
| tu | balanças | eus balancé | (nous) | balançons | Past | balancé | ||
| il | balança | eut balancé | (vous) | balancez | Perfect | ayant balancé | ||
| nous | balançâmes | eûmes balancé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | balançâtes | eûtes balancé | (tu) | aie balancé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | balancèrent | eurent balancé | (nous) | ayons balancé | avoir balancé | |||
| (vous) | ayez balancé | |||||||
Balancer is a spelling change verb (c to ç).



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