French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | comparais | comparaissais | comparaîtrai | comparaîtrais | comparaisse | comparusse | ||
| tu | comparais | comparaissais | comparaîtras | comparaîtrais | comparaisses | comparusses | ||
| il | comparaît | comparaissait | comparaîtra | comparaîtrait | comparaisse | comparût | ||
| nous | comparaissons | comparaissions | comparaîtrons | comparaîtrions | comparaissions | comparussions | ||
| vous | comparaissez | comparaissiez | comparaîtrez | comparaîtriez | comparaissiez | comparussiez | ||
| ils | comparaissent | comparaissaient | comparaîtront | comparaîtraient | comparaissent | comparussent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai comparu | avais comparu | aurai comparu | aurais comparu | aie comparu | eusse comparu | ||
| tu | as comparu | avais comparu | auras comparu | aurais comparu | aies comparu | eusses comparu | ||
| il | a comparu | avait comparu | aura comparu | aurait comparu | ait comparu | eût comparu | ||
| nous | avons comparu | avions comparu | aurons comparu | aurions comparu | ayons comparu | eussions comparu | ||
| vous | avez comparu | aviez comparu | aurez comparu | auriez comparu | ayez comparu | eussiez comparu | ||
| ils | ont comparu | avaient comparu | auront comparu | auraient comparu | aient comparu | eussent comparu | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | comparus | eus comparu | (tu) | comparais | Present | comparaissant | ||
| tu | comparus | eus comparu | (nous) | comparaissons | Past | comparu | ||
| il | comparut | eut comparu | (vous) | comparaissez | Perfect | ayant comparu | ||
| nous | comparûmes | eûmes comparu | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | comparûtes | eûtes comparu | (tu) | aie comparu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | comparurent | eurent comparu | (nous) | ayons comparu | avoir comparu | |||
| (vous) | ayez comparu | |||||||
Comparaître is an irregular -re verb.



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