French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | congédie | congédiais | congédierai | congédierais | congédie | congédiasse | ||
| tu | congédies | congédiais | congédieras | congédierais | congédies | congédiasses | ||
| il | congédie | congédiait | congédiera | congédierait | congédie | congédiât | ||
| nous | congédions | congédiions | congédierons | congédierions | congédiions | congédiassions | ||
| vous | congédiez | congédiiez | congédierez | congédieriez | congédiiez | congédiassiez | ||
| ils | congédient | congédiaient | congédieront | congédieraient | congédient | congédiassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai congédié | avais congédié | aurai congédié | aurais congédié | aie congédié | eusse congédié | ||
| tu | as congédié | avais congédié | auras congédié | aurais congédié | aies congédié | eusses congédié | ||
| il | a congédié | avait congédié | aura congédié | aurait congédié | ait congédié | eût congédié | ||
| nous | avons congédié | avions congédié | aurons congédié | aurions congédié | ayons congédié | eussions congédié | ||
| vous | avez congédié | aviez congédié | aurez congédié | auriez congédié | ayez congédié | eussiez congédié | ||
| ils | ont congédié | avaient congédié | auront congédié | auraient congédié | aient congédié | eussent congédié | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | congédiai | eus congédié | (tu) | congédie | Present | congédiant | ||
| tu | congédias | eus congédié | (nous) | congédions | Past | congédié | ||
| il | congédia | eut congédié | (vous) | congédiez | Perfect | ayant congédié | ||
| nous | congédiâmes | eûmes congédié | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | congédiâtes | eûtes congédié | (tu) | aie congédié | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | congédièrent | eurent congédié | (nous) | ayons congédié | avoir congédié | |||
| (vous) | ayez congédié | |||||||
Congédier is a regular -er verb (although it is slightly weird).




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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