French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | coiffe | coiffais | coifferai | coifferais | coiffe | coiffasse | ||
| tu | coiffes | coiffais | coifferas | coifferais | coiffes | coiffasses | ||
| il | coiffe | coiffait | coiffera | coifferait | coiffe | coiffât | ||
| nous | coiffons | coiffions | coifferons | coifferions | coiffions | coiffassions | ||
| vous | coiffez | coiffiez | coifferez | coifferiez | coiffiez | coiffassiez | ||
| ils | coiffent | coiffaient | coifferont | coifferaient | coiffent | coiffassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai coiffé | avais coiffé | aurai coiffé | aurais coiffé | aie coiffé | eusse coiffé | ||
| tu | as coiffé | avais coiffé | auras coiffé | aurais coiffé | aies coiffé | eusses coiffé | ||
| il | a coiffé | avait coiffé | aura coiffé | aurait coiffé | ait coiffé | eût coiffé | ||
| nous | avons coiffé | avions coiffé | aurons coiffé | aurions coiffé | ayons coiffé | eussions coiffé | ||
| vous | avez coiffé | aviez coiffé | aurez coiffé | auriez coiffé | ayez coiffé | eussiez coiffé | ||
| ils | ont coiffé | avaient coiffé | auront coiffé | auraient coiffé | aient coiffé | eussent coiffé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | coiffai | eus coiffé | (tu) | coiffe | Present | coiffant | ||
| tu | coiffas | eus coiffé | (nous) | coiffons | Past | coiffé | ||
| il | coiffa | eut coiffé | (vous) | coiffez | Perfect | ayant coiffé | ||
| nous | coiffâmes | eûmes coiffé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | coiffâtes | eûtes coiffé | (tu) | aie coiffé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | coiffèrent | eurent coiffé | (nous) | ayons coiffé | avoir coiffé | |||
| (vous) | ayez coiffé | |||||||
Coiffer is a regular -er verb.




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