French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | consens | consentais | consentirai | consentirais | consente | consentisse | ||
| tu | consens | consentais | consentiras | consentirais | consentes | consentisses | ||
| il | consent | consentait | consentira | consentirait | consente | consentît | ||
| nous | consentons | consentions | consentirons | consentirions | consentions | consentissions | ||
| vous | consentez | consentiez | consentirez | consentiriez | consentiez | consentissiez | ||
| ils | consentent | consentaient | consentiront | consentiraient | consentent | consentisconsent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai consenti | avais consenti | aurai consenti | aurais consenti | aie consenti | eusse consenti | ||
| tu | as consenti | avais consenti | auras consenti | aurais consenti | aies consenti | eusses consenti | ||
| il | a consenti | avait consenti | aura consenti | aurait consenti | ait consenti | eût consenti | ||
| nous | avons consenti | avions consenti | aurons consenti | aurions consenti | ayons consenti | eussions consenti | ||
| vous | avez consenti | aviez consenti | aurez consenti | auriez consenti | ayez consenti | eussiez consenti | ||
| ils | ont consenti | avaient consenti | auront consenti | auraient consenti | aient consenti | eusconsent consenti | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | consentis | eus consenti | (tu) | consens | Present | consentant | ||
| tu | consentis | eus consenti | (nous) | consentons | Past | consenti | ||
| il | consentit | eut consenti | (vous) | consentez | Perfect | ayant consenti | ||
| nous | consentîmes | eûmes consenti | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | consentîtes | eûtes consenti | (tu) | aie consenti | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | consentirent | eurent consenti | (nous) | ayons consenti | avoir consenti | |||
| (vous) | ayez consenti | |||||||
Consentir is an irregular -ir verb.




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