French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | chavire | chavirais | chavirerai | chavirerais | chavire | chavirasse | ||
| tu | chavires | chavirais | chavireras | chavirerais | chavires | chavirasses | ||
| il | chavire | chavirait | chavirera | chavirerait | chavire | chavirât | ||
| nous | chavirons | chavirions | chavirerons | chavirerions | chavirions | chavirassions | ||
| vous | chavirez | chaviriez | chavirerez | chavireriez | chaviriez | chavirassiez | ||
| ils | chavirent | chaviraient | chavireront | chavireraient | chavirent | chavirassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai chaviré | avais chaviré | aurai chaviré | aurais chaviré | aie chaviré | eusse chaviré | ||
| tu | as chaviré | avais chaviré | auras chaviré | aurais chaviré | aies chaviré | eusses chaviré | ||
| il | a chaviré | avait chaviré | aura chaviré | aurait chaviré | ait chaviré | eût chaviré | ||
| nous | avons chaviré | avions chaviré | aurons chaviré | aurions chaviré | ayons chaviré | eussions chaviré | ||
| vous | avez chaviré | aviez chaviré | aurez chaviré | auriez chaviré | ayez chaviré | eussiez chaviré | ||
| ils | ont chaviré | avaient chaviré | auront chaviré | auraient chaviré | aient chaviré | eussent chaviré | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | chavirai | eus chaviré | (tu) | chavire | Present | chavirant | ||
| tu | chaviras | eus chaviré | (nous) | chavirons | Past | chaviré | ||
| il | chavira | eut chaviré | (vous) | chavirez | Perfect | ayant chaviré | ||
| nous | chavirâmes | eûmes chaviré | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | chavirâtes | eûtes chaviré | (tu) | aie chaviré | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | chavirèrent | eurent chaviré | (nous) | ayons chaviré | avoir chaviré | |||
| (vous) | ayez chaviré | |||||||
Chavirer is a regular -er verb.

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