French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | calcine | calcinais | calcinerai | calcinerais | calcine | calcinasse | ||
| tu | calcines | calcinais | calcineras | calcinerais | calcines | calcinasses | ||
| il | calcine | calcinait | calcinera | calcinerait | calcine | calcinât | ||
| nous | calcinons | calcinions | calcinerons | calcinerions | calcinions | calcinassions | ||
| vous | calcinez | calciniez | calcinerez | calcineriez | calciniez | calcinassiez | ||
| ils | calcinent | calcinaient | calcineront | calcineraient | calcinent | calcinassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai calciné | avais calciné | aurai calciné | aurais calciné | aie calciné | eusse calciné | ||
| tu | as calciné | avais calciné | auras calciné | aurais calciné | aies calciné | eusses calciné | ||
| il | a calciné | avait calciné | aura calciné | aurait calciné | ait calciné | eût calciné | ||
| nous | avons calciné | avions calciné | aurons calciné | aurions calciné | ayons calciné | eussions calciné | ||
| vous | avez calciné | aviez calciné | aurez calciné | auriez calciné | ayez calciné | eussiez calciné | ||
| ils | ont calciné | avaient calciné | auront calciné | auraient calciné | aient calciné | eussent calciné | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | calcinai | eus calciné | (tu) | calcine | Present | calcinant | ||
| tu | calcinas | eus calciné | (nous) | calcinons | Past | calciné | ||
| il | calcina | eut calciné | (vous) | calcinez | Perfect | ayant calciné | ||
| nous | calcinâmes | eûmes calciné | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | calcinâtes | eûtes calciné | (tu) | aie calciné | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | calcinèrent | eurent calciné | (nous) | ayons calciné | avoir calciné | |||
| (vous) | ayez calciné | |||||||
Calciner is a regular -er verb.




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