French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | bouge | bougeais | bougerai | bougerais | bouge | bougeasse | ||
| tu | bouges | bougeais | bougeras | bougerais | bouges | bougeasses | ||
| il | bouge | bougeait | bougera | bougerait | bouge | bougeât | ||
| nous | bougeons | bougions | bougerons | bougerions | bougions | bougeassions | ||
| vous | bougez | bougiez | bougerez | bougeriez | bougiez | bougeassiez | ||
| ils | bougent | bougeaient | bougeront | bougeraient | bougent | bougeassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai bougé | avais bougé | aurai bougé | aurais bougé | aie bougé | eusse bougé | ||
| tu | as bougé | avais bougé | auras bougé | aurais bougé | aies bougé | eusses bougé | ||
| il | a bougé | avait bougé | aura bougé | aurait bougé | ait bougé | eût bougé | ||
| nous | avons bougé | avions bougé | aurons bougé | aurions bougé | ayons bougé | eussions bougé | ||
| vous | avez bougé | aviez bougé | aurez bougé | auriez bougé | ayez bougé | eussiez bougé | ||
| ils | ont bougé | avaient bougé | auront bougé | auraient bougé | aient bougé | eussent bougé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | bougeai | eus bougé | (tu) | bouge | Present | bougeant | ||
| tu | bougeas | eus bougé | (nous) | bougeons | Past | bougé | ||
| il | bougea | eut bougé | (vous) | bougez | Perfect | ayant bougé | ||
| nous | bougeâmes | eûmes bougé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | bougeâtes | eûtes bougé | (tu) | aie bougé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | bougèrent | eurent bougé | (nous) | ayons bougé | avoir bougé | |||
| (vous) | ayez bougé | |||||||
Bouger is a spelling change verb (g to ge).
It’s one of seven verbs that can be made negative with the ne littéraire (ne without pas).


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