French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | compare | comparais | comparerai | comparerais | compare | comparasse | ||
| tu | compares | comparais | compareras | comparerais | compares | comparasses | ||
| il | compare | comparait | comparera | comparerait | compare | comparât | ||
| nous | comparons | comparions | comparerons | comparerions | comparions | comparassions | ||
| vous | comparez | compariez | comparerez | compareriez | compariez | comparassiez | ||
| ils | comparent | comparaient | compareront | compareraient | comparent | comparassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai comparé | avais comparé | aurai comparé | aurais comparé | aie comparé | eusse comparé | ||
| tu | as comparé | avais comparé | auras comparé | aurais comparé | aies comparé | eusses comparé | ||
| il | a comparé | avait comparé | aura comparé | aurait comparé | ait comparé | eût comparé | ||
| nous | avons comparé | avions comparé | aurons comparé | aurions comparé | ayons comparé | eussions comparé | ||
| vous | avez comparé | aviez comparé | aurez comparé | auriez comparé | ayez comparé | eussiez comparé | ||
| ils | ont comparé | avaient comparé | auront comparé | auraient comparé | aient comparé | eussent comparé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | comparai | eus comparé | (tu) | compare | Present | comparant | ||
| tu | comparas | eus comparé | (nous) | comparons | Past | comparé | ||
| il | compara | eut comparé | (vous) | comparez | Perfect | ayant comparé | ||
| nous | comparâmes | eûmes comparé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | comparâtes | eûtes comparé | (tu) | aie comparé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | comparèrent | eurent comparé | (nous) | ayons comparé | avoir comparé | |||
| (vous) | ayez comparé | |||||||
Comparer is a regular -er verb.




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