French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | cogne | cognais | cognerai | cognerais | cogne | cognasse | ||
| tu | cognes | cognais | cogneras | cognerais | cognes | cognasses | ||
| il | cogne | cognait | cognera | cognerait | cogne | cognât | ||
| nous | cognons | cognions | cognerons | cognerions | cognions | cognassions | ||
| vous | cognez | cogniez | cognerez | cogneriez | cogniez | cognassiez | ||
| ils | cognent | cognaient | cogneront | cogneraient | cognent | cognassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai cogné | avais cogné | aurai cogné | aurais cogné | aie cogné | eusse cogné | ||
| tu | as cogné | avais cogné | auras cogné | aurais cogné | aies cogné | eusses cogné | ||
| il | a cogné | avait cogné | aura cogné | aurait cogné | ait cogné | eût cogné | ||
| nous | avons cogné | avions cogné | aurons cogné | aurions cogné | ayons cogné | eussions cogné | ||
| vous | avez cogné | aviez cogné | aurez cogné | auriez cogné | ayez cogné | eussiez cogné | ||
| ils | ont cogné | avaient cogné | auront cogné | auraient cogné | aient cogné | eussent cogné | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | cognai | eus cogné | (tu) | cogne | Present | cognant | ||
| tu | cognas | eus cogné | (nous) | cognons | Past | cogné | ||
| il | cogna | eut cogné | (vous) | cognez | Perfect | ayant cogné | ||
| nous | cognâmes | eûmes cogné | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | cognâtes | eûtes cogné | (tu) | aie cogné | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | cognèrent | eurent cogné | (nous) | ayons cogné | avoir cogné | |||
| (vous) | ayez cogné | |||||||
Cogner is a regular -er verb.



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