French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | bute | butais | buterai | buterais | bute | butasse | ||
| tu | butes | butais | buteras | buterais | butes | butasses | ||
| il | bute | butait | butera | buterait | bute | butât | ||
| nous | butons | butions | buterons | buterions | butions | butassions | ||
| vous | butez | butiez | buterez | buteriez | butiez | butassiez | ||
| ils | butent | butaient | buteront | buteraient | butent | butassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai buté | avais buté | aurai buté | aurais buté | aie buté | eusse buté | ||
| tu | as buté | avais buté | auras buté | aurais buté | aies buté | eusses buté | ||
| il | a buté | avait buté | aura buté | aurait buté | ait buté | eût buté | ||
| nous | avons buté | avions buté | aurons buté | aurions buté | ayons buté | eussions buté | ||
| vous | avez buté | aviez buté | aurez buté | auriez buté | ayez buté | eussiez buté | ||
| ils | ont buté | avaient buté | auront buté | auraient buté | aient buté | eussent buté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | butai | eus buté | (tu) | bute | Present | butant | ||
| tu | butas | eus buté | (nous) | butons | Past | buté | ||
| il | buta | eut buté | (vous) | butez | Perfect | ayant buté | ||
| nous | butâmes | eûmes buté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | butâtes | eûtes buté | (tu) | aie buté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | butèrent | eurent buté | (nous) | ayons buté | avoir buté | |||
| (vous) | ayez buté | |||||||
Buter is a regular -er verb.




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