French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | chéris | chérissais | chérirai | chérirais | chérisse | chérisse | ||
| tu | chéris | chérissais | chériras | chérirais | chérisses | chérisses | ||
| il | chérit | chérissait | chérira | chérirait | chérisse | chérît | ||
| nous | chérissons | chérissions | chérirons | chéririons | chérissions | chérissions | ||
| vous | chérissez | chérissiez | chérirez | chéririez | chérissiez | chérissiez | ||
| ils | chérissent | chérissaient | chériront | chériraient | chérissent | chérissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai chéri | avais chéri | aurai chéri | aurais chéri | aie chéri | eusse chéri | ||
| tu | as chéri | avais chéri | auras chéri | aurais chéri | aies chéri | eusses chéri | ||
| il | a chéri | avait chéri | aura chéri | aurait chéri | ait chéri | eût chéri | ||
| nous | avons chéri | avions chéri | aurons chéri | aurions chéri | ayons chéri | eussions chéri | ||
| vous | avez chéri | aviez chéri | aurez chéri | auriez chéri | ayez chéri | eussiez chéri | ||
| ils | ont chéri | avaient chéri | auront chéri | auraient chéri | aient chéri | eussent chéri | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | chéris | eus chéri | (tu) | chéris | Present | chérissant | ||
| tu | chéris | eus chéri | (nous) | chérissons | Past | chéri | ||
| il | chérit | eut chéri | (vous) | chérissez | Perfect | ayant chéri | ||
| nous | chérîmes | eûmes chéri | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | chérîtes | eûtes chéri | (tu) | aie chéri | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | chérirent | eurent chéri | (nous) | ayons chéri | avoir chéri | |||
| (vous) | ayez chéri | |||||||
Chérir is a regular -ir verb.
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