French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | balbutie | balbutiais | balbutierai | balbutierais | balbutie | balbutiasse | ||
| tu | balbuties | balbutiais | balbutieras | balbutierais | balbuties | balbutiasses | ||
| il | balbutie | balbutiait | balbutiera | balbutierait | balbutie | balbutiât | ||
| nous | balbutions | balbutiions | balbutierons | balbutierions | balbutiions | balbutiassions | ||
| vous | balbutiez | balbutiiez | balbutierez | balbutieriez | balbutiiez | balbutiassiez | ||
| ils | balbutient | balbutiaient | balbutieront | balbutieraient | balbutient | balbutiassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai balbutié | avais balbutié | aurai balbutié | aurais balbutié | aie balbutié | eusse balbutié | ||
| tu | as balbutié | avais balbutié | auras balbutié | aurais balbutié | aies balbutié | eusses balbutié | ||
| il | a balbutié | avait balbutié | aura balbutié | aurait balbutié | ait balbutié | eût balbutié | ||
| nous | avons balbutié | avions balbutié | aurons balbutié | aurions balbutié | ayons balbutié | eussions balbutié | ||
| vous | avez balbutié | aviez balbutié | aurez balbutié | auriez balbutié | ayez balbutié | eussiez balbutié | ||
| ils | ont balbutié | avaient balbutié | auront balbutié | auraient balbutié | aient balbutié | eussent balbutié | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | balbutiai | eus balbutié | (tu) | balbutie | Present | balbutiant | ||
| tu | balbutias | eus balbutié | (nous) | balbutions | Past | balbutié | ||
| il | balbutia | eut balbutié | (vous) | balbutiez | Perfect | ayant balbutié | ||
| nous | balbutiâmes | eûmes balbutié | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | balbutiâtes | eûtes balbutié | (tu) | aie balbutié | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | balbutièrent | eurent balbutié | (nous) | ayons balbutié | avoir balbutié | |||
| (vous) | ayez balbutié | |||||||
Balbutier is a regular -er verb (although it is slightly weird).


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