French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | bouquine | bouquinais | bouquinerai | bouquinerais | bouquine | bouquinasse | ||
| tu | bouquines | bouquinais | bouquineras | bouquinerais | bouquines | bouquinasses | ||
| il | bouquine | bouquinait | bouquinera | bouquinerait | bouquine | bouquinât | ||
| nous | bouquinons | bouquinions | bouquinerons | bouquinerions | bouquinions | bouquinassions | ||
| vous | bouquinez | bouquiniez | bouquinerez | bouquineriez | bouquiniez | bouquinassiez | ||
| ils | bouquinent | bouquinaient | bouquineront | bouquineraient | bouquinent | bouquinassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai bouquiné | avais bouquiné | aurai bouquiné | aurais bouquiné | aie bouquiné | eusse bouquiné | ||
| tu | as bouquiné | avais bouquiné | auras bouquiné | aurais bouquiné | aies bouquiné | eusses bouquiné | ||
| il | a bouquiné | avait bouquiné | aura bouquiné | aurait bouquiné | ait bouquiné | eût bouquiné | ||
| nous | avons bouquiné | avions bouquiné | aurons bouquiné | aurions bouquiné | ayons bouquiné | eussions bouquiné | ||
| vous | avez bouquiné | aviez bouquiné | aurez bouquiné | auriez bouquiné | ayez bouquiné | eussiez bouquiné | ||
| ils | ont bouquiné | avaient bouquiné | auront bouquiné | auraient bouquiné | aient bouquiné | eussent bouquiné | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | bouquinai | eus bouquiné | (tu) | bouquine | Present | bouquinant | ||
| tu | bouquinas | eus bouquiné | (nous) | bouquinons | Past | bouquiné | ||
| il | bouquina | eut bouquiné | (vous) | bouquinez | Perfect | ayant bouquiné | ||
| nous | bouquinâmes | eûmes bouquiné | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | bouquinâtes | eûtes bouquiné | (tu) | aie bouquiné | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | bouquinèrent | eurent bouquiné | (nous) | ayons bouquiné | avoir bouquiné | |||
| (vous) | ayez bouquiné | |||||||
Bouquiner is a regular -er verb.




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