French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | composte | compostais | composterai | composterais | composte | compostasse | ||
| tu | compostes | compostais | composteras | composterais | compostes | compostasses | ||
| il | composte | compostait | compostera | composterait | composte | compostât | ||
| nous | compostons | compostions | composterons | composterions | compostions | compostassions | ||
| vous | compostez | compostiez | composterez | composteriez | compostiez | compostassiez | ||
| ils | compostent | compostaient | composteront | composteraient | compostent | compostassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai composté | avais composté | aurai composté | aurais composté | aie composté | eusse composté | ||
| tu | as composté | avais composté | auras composté | aurais composté | aies composté | eusses composté | ||
| il | a composté | avait composté | aura composté | aurait composté | ait composté | eût composté | ||
| nous | avons composté | avions composté | aurons composté | aurions composté | ayons composté | eussions composté | ||
| vous | avez composté | aviez composté | aurez composté | auriez composté | ayez composté | eussiez composté | ||
| ils | ont composté | avaient composté | auront composté | auraient composté | aient composté | eussent composté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | compostai | eus composté | (tu) | composte | Present | compostant | ||
| tu | compostas | eus composté | (nous) | compostons | Past | composté | ||
| il | composta | eut composté | (vous) | compostez | Perfect | ayant composté | ||
| nous | compostâmes | eûmes composté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | compostâtes | eûtes composté | (tu) | aie composté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | compostèrent | eurent composté | (nous) | ayons composté | avoir composté | |||
| (vous) | ayez composté | |||||||
Composter is a regular -er verb.




The mountain of French verb conjugations you have to learn can be overwhelming – even just in the classroom where you have plenty of time to think about the correct response. Once you start talking to people in the real world, trying to figure out the appropriate verb conjugation can leave you speechless – literally. So what’s the solution? Learn, then practice, practice, practice!
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