French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | consume | consumais | consumerai | consumerais | consume | consumasse | ||
| tu | consumes | consumais | consumeras | consumerais | consumes | consumasses | ||
| il | consume | consumait | consumera | consumerait | consume | consumât | ||
| nous | consumons | consumions | consumerons | consumerions | consumions | consumassions | ||
| vous | consumez | consumiez | consumerez | consumeriez | consumiez | consumassiez | ||
| ils | consument | consumaient | consumeront | consumeraient | consument | consumassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai consumé | avais consumé | aurai consumé | aurais consumé | aie consumé | eusse consumé | ||
| tu | as consumé | avais consumé | auras consumé | aurais consumé | aies consumé | eusses consumé | ||
| il | a consumé | avait consumé | aura consumé | aurait consumé | ait consumé | eût consumé | ||
| nous | avons consumé | avions consumé | aurons consumé | aurions consumé | ayons consumé | eussions consumé | ||
| vous | avez consumé | aviez consumé | aurez consumé | auriez consumé | ayez consumé | eussiez consumé | ||
| ils | ont consumé | avaient consumé | auront consumé | auraient consumé | aient consumé | eussent consumé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | consumai | eus consumé | (tu) | consume | Present | consumant | ||
| tu | consumas | eus consumé | (nous) | consumons | Past | consumé | ||
| il | consuma | eut consumé | (vous) | consumez | Perfect | ayant consumé | ||
| nous | consumâmes | eûmes consumé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | consumâtes | eûtes consumé | (tu) | aie consumé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | consumèrent | eurent consumé | (nous) | ayons consumé | avoir consumé | |||
| (vous) | ayez consumé | |||||||
Consumer is a regular -er verb.



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