French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | compose | composais | composerai | composerais | compose | composasse | ||
| tu | composes | composais | composeras | composerais | composes | composasses | ||
| il | compose | composait | composera | composerait | compose | composât | ||
| nous | composons | composions | composerons | composerions | composions | composassions | ||
| vous | composez | composiez | composerez | composeriez | composiez | composassiez | ||
| ils | composent | composaient | composeront | composeraient | composent | composassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai composé | avais composé | aurai composé | aurais composé | aie composé | eusse composé | ||
| tu | as composé | avais composé | auras composé | aurais composé | aies composé | eusses composé | ||
| il | a composé | avait composé | aura composé | aurait composé | ait composé | eût composé | ||
| nous | avons composé | avions composé | aurons composé | aurions composé | ayons composé | eussions composé | ||
| vous | avez composé | aviez composé | aurez composé | auriez composé | ayez composé | eussiez composé | ||
| ils | ont composé | avaient composé | auront composé | auraient composé | aient composé | eussent composé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | composai | eus composé | (tu) | compose | Present | composant | ||
| tu | composas | eus composé | (nous) | composons | Past | composé | ||
| il | composa | eut composé | (vous) | composez | Perfect | ayant composé | ||
| nous | composâmes | eûmes composé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | composâtes | eûtes composé | (tu) | aie composé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | composèrent | eurent composé | (nous) | ayons composé | avoir composé | |||
| (vous) | ayez composé | |||||||
Composer is a regular -er verb.



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