French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | balaie balaye |
balayais | balaierai balayerai |
balaierais balayerais |
balaie balaye |
balayasse | ||
| tu | balaies balayes |
balayais | balaieras balayeras |
balaierais balayerais |
balaies balayes |
balayasses | ||
| il | balaie balaye |
balayait | balaiera balayera |
balaierait balayerait |
balaie balaye |
balayât | ||
| nous | balayons | balayions | balaierons balayerons |
balaierions balayerions |
balayions | balayassions | ||
| vous | balayez | balayiez | balaierez balayerez |
balaieriez balayeriez |
balayiez | balayassiez | ||
| ils | balaient balayent |
balayaient | balaieront balayeront |
balaieraient balayeraient |
balaient balayent |
balayassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai balayé | avais balayé | aurai balayé | aurais balayé | aie balayé | eusse balayé | ||
| tu | as balayé | avais balayé | auras balayé | aurais balayé | aies balayé | eusses balayé | ||
| il | a balayé | avait balayé | aura balayé | aurait balayé | ait balayé | eût balayé | ||
| nous | avons balayé | avions balayé | aurons balayé | aurions balayé | ayons balayé | eussions balayé | ||
| vous | avez balayé | aviez balayé | aurez balayé | auriez balayé | ayez balayé | eussiez balayé | ||
| ils | ont balayé | avaient balayé | auront balayé | auraient balayé | aient balayé | eussent balayé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | balayai | eus balayé | (tu) | balaie / balaye | Present | balayant | ||
| tu | balayas | eus balayé | (nous) | balayons | Past | balayé | ||
| il | balaya | eut balayé | (vous) | balayez | Perfect | ayant balayé | ||
| nous | balayâmes | eûmes balayé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | balayâtes | eûtes balayé | (tu) | aie balayé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | balayèrent | eurent balayé | (nous) | ayons balayé | avoir balayé | |||
| (vous) | ayez balayé | |||||||
Balayer is a stem-changing verb (y to i).




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