French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | confronte | confrontais | confronterai | confronterais | confronte | confrontasse | ||
| tu | confrontes | confrontais | confronteras | confronterais | confrontes | confrontasses | ||
| il | confronte | confrontait | confrontera | confronterait | confronte | confrontât | ||
| nous | confrontons | confrontions | confronterons | confronterions | confrontions | confrontassions | ||
| vous | confrontez | confrontiez | confronterez | confronteriez | confrontiez | confrontassiez | ||
| ils | confrontent | confrontaient | confronteront | confronteraient | confrontent | confrontassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai confronté | avais confronté | aurai confronté | aurais confronté | aie confronté | eusse confronté | ||
| tu | as confronté | avais confronté | auras confronté | aurais confronté | aies confronté | eusses confronté | ||
| il | a confronté | avait confronté | aura confronté | aurait confronté | ait confronté | eût confronté | ||
| nous | avons confronté | avions confronté | aurons confronté | aurions confronté | ayons confronté | eussions confronté | ||
| vous | avez confronté | aviez confronté | aurez confronté | auriez confronté | ayez confronté | eussiez confronté | ||
| ils | ont confronté | avaient confronté | auront confronté | auraient confronté | aient confronté | eussent confronté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | confrontai | eus confronté | (tu) | confronte | Present | confrontant | ||
| tu | confrontas | eus confronté | (nous) | confrontons | Past | confronté | ||
| il | confronta | eut confronté | (vous) | confrontez | Perfect | ayant confronté | ||
| nous | confrontâmes | eûmes confronté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | confrontâtes | eûtes confronté | (tu) | aie confronté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | confrontèrent | eurent confronté | (nous) | ayons confronté | avoir confronté | |||
| (vous) | ayez confronté | |||||||
Confronter is a regular -er verb.



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