French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | confie | confiais | confierai | confierais | confie | confiasse | ||
| tu | confies | confiais | confieras | confierais | confies | confiasses | ||
| il | confie | confiait | confiera | confierait | confie | confiât | ||
| nous | confions | confiions | confierons | confierions | confiions | confiassions | ||
| vous | confiez | confiiez | confierez | confieriez | confiiez | confiassiez | ||
| ils | confient | confiaient | confieront | confieraient | confient | confiassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai confié | avais confié | aurai confié | aurais confié | aie confié | eusse confié | ||
| tu | as confié | avais confié | auras confié | aurais confié | aies confié | eusses confié | ||
| il | a confié | avait confié | aura confié | aurait confié | ait confié | eût confié | ||
| nous | avons confié | avions confié | aurons confié | aurions confié | ayons confié | eussions confié | ||
| vous | avez confié | aviez confié | aurez confié | auriez confié | ayez confié | eussiez confié | ||
| ils | ont confié | avaient confié | auront confié | auraient confié | aient confié | eussent confié | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | confiai | eus confié | (tu) | confie | Present | confiant | ||
| tu | confias | eus confié | (nous) | confions | Past | confié | ||
| il | confia | eut confié | (vous) | confiez | Perfect | ayant confié | ||
| nous | confiâmes | eûmes confié | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | confiâtes | eûtes confié | (tu) | aie confié | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | confièrent | eurent confié | (nous) | ayons confié | avoir confié | |||
| (vous) | ayez confié | |||||||
Confier is a regular -er verb (although it is slightly weird).




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