French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | change | changeais | changerai | changerais | change | changeasse | ||
| tu | changes | changeais | changeras | changerais | changes | changeasses | ||
| il | change | changeait | changera | changerait | change | changeât | ||
| nous | changeons | changions | changerons | changerions | changions | changeassions | ||
| vous | changez | changiez | changerez | changeriez | changiez | changeassiez | ||
| ils | changent | changeaient | changeront | changeraient | changent | changeassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai changé | avais changé | aurai changé | aurais changé | aie changé | eusse changé | ||
| tu | as changé | avais changé | auras changé | aurais changé | aies changé | eusses changé | ||
| il | a changé | avait changé | aura changé | aurait changé | ait changé | eût changé | ||
| nous | avons changé | avions changé | aurons changé | aurions changé | ayons changé | eussions changé | ||
| vous | avez changé | aviez changé | aurez changé | auriez changé | ayez changé | eussiez changé | ||
| ils | ont changé | avaient changé | auront changé | auraient changé | aient changé | eussent changé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | changeai | eus changé | (tu) | change | Present | changeant | ||
| tu | changeas | eus changé | (nous) | changeons | Past | changé | ||
| il | changea | eut changé | (vous) | changez | Perfect | ayant changé | ||
| nous | changeâmes | eûmes changé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | changeâtes | eûtes changé | (tu) | aie changé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | changèrent | eurent changé | (nous) | ayons changé | avoir changé | |||
| (vous) | ayez changé | |||||||
Changer is a spelling change verb.

Knowing whether to use the passé composé or imparfait is particularly difficult when translating certain verbs into French. Very broadly speaking, the imperfect is equivalent to was/were + ___ing, but some English verbs are not often used in this form. So when translating was, had, and liked into French, you have to think about the meaning in order to decide which tense to use.
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