French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | cartonne | cartonnais | cartonnerai | cartonnerais | cartonne | cartonnasse | ||
| tu | cartonnes | cartonnais | cartonneras | cartonnerais | cartonnes | cartonnasses | ||
| il | cartonne | cartonnait | cartonnera | cartonnerait | cartonne | cartonnât | ||
| nous | cartonnons | cartonnions | cartonnerons | cartonnerions | cartonnions | cartonnassions | ||
| vous | cartonnez | cartonniez | cartonnerez | cartonneriez | cartonniez | cartonnassiez | ||
| ils | cartonnent | cartonnaient | cartonneront | cartonneraient | cartonnent | cartonnassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai cartonné | avais cartonné | aurai cartonné | aurais cartonné | aie cartonné | eusse cartonné | ||
| tu | as cartonné | avais cartonné | auras cartonné | aurais cartonné | aies cartonné | eusses cartonné | ||
| il | a cartonné | avait cartonné | aura cartonné | aurait cartonné | ait cartonné | eût cartonné | ||
| nous | avons cartonné | avions cartonné | aurons cartonné | aurions cartonné | ayons cartonné | eussions cartonné | ||
| vous | avez cartonné | aviez cartonné | aurez cartonné | auriez cartonné | ayez cartonné | eussiez cartonné | ||
| ils | ont cartonné | avaient cartonné | auront cartonné | auraient cartonné | aient cartonné | eussent cartonné | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | cartonnai | eus cartonné | (tu) | cartonne | Present | cartonnant | ||
| tu | cartonnas | eus cartonné | (nous) | cartonnons | Past | cartonné | ||
| il | cartonna | eut cartonné | (vous) | cartonnez | Perfect | ayant cartonné | ||
| nous | cartonnâmes | eûmes cartonné | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | cartonnâtes | eûtes cartonné | (tu) | aie cartonné | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | cartonnèrent | eurent cartonné | (nous) | ayons cartonné | avoir cartonné | |||
| (vous) | ayez cartonné | |||||||
Cartonner is a regular -er verb.




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