French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | berce | berçais | bercerai | bercerais | berce | berçasse | ||
| tu | berces | berçais | berceras | bercerais | berces | berçasses | ||
| il | berce | berçait | bercera | bercerait | berce | berçât | ||
| nous | berçons | bercions | bercerons | bercerions | bercions | berçassions | ||
| vous | bercez | berciez | bercerez | berceriez | berciez | berçassiez | ||
| ils | bercent | berçaient | berceront | berceraient | bercent | berçassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai bercé | avais bercé | aurai bercé | aurais bercé | aie bercé | eusse bercé | ||
| tu | as bercé | avais bercé | auras bercé | aurais bercé | aies bercé | eusses bercé | ||
| il | a bercé | avait bercé | aura bercé | aurait bercé | ait bercé | eût bercé | ||
| nous | avons bercé | avions bercé | aurons bercé | aurions bercé | ayons bercé | eussions bercé | ||
| vous | avez bercé | aviez bercé | aurez bercé | auriez bercé | ayez bercé | eussiez bercé | ||
| ils | ont bercé | avaient bercé | auront bercé | auraient bercé | aient bercé | eussent bercé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | berçai | eus bercé | (tu) | berce | Present | berçant | ||
| tu | berças | eus bercé | (nous) | berçons | Past | bercé | ||
| il | berça | eut bercé | (vous) | bercez | Perfect | ayant bercé | ||
| nous | berçâmes | eûmes bercé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | berçâtes | eûtes bercé | (tu) | aie bercé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | bercèrent | eurent bercé | (nous) | ayons bercé | avoir bercé | |||
| (vous) | ayez bercé | |||||||
Bercer is a spelling change verb (c to ç).



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