French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | contente | contentais | contenterai | contenterais | contente | contentasse | ||
| tu | contentes | contentais | contenteras | contenterais | contentes | contentasses | ||
| il | contente | contentait | contentera | contenterait | contente | contentât | ||
| nous | contentons | contentions | contenterons | contenterions | contentions | contentassions | ||
| vous | contentez | contentiez | contenterez | contenteriez | contentiez | contentassiez | ||
| ils | contentent | contentaient | contenteront | contenteraient | contentent | contentassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai contenté | avais contenté | aurai contenté | aurais contenté | aie contenté | eusse contenté | ||
| tu | as contenté | avais contenté | auras contenté | aurais contenté | aies contenté | eusses contenté | ||
| il | a contenté | avait contenté | aura contenté | aurait contenté | ait contenté | eût contenté | ||
| nous | avons contenté | avions contenté | aurons contenté | aurions contenté | ayons contenté | eussions contenté | ||
| vous | avez contenté | aviez contenté | aurez contenté | auriez contenté | ayez contenté | eussiez contenté | ||
| ils | ont contenté | avaient contenté | auront contenté | auraient contenté | aient contenté | eussent contenté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | contentai | eus contenté | (tu) | contente | Present | contentant | ||
| tu | contentas | eus contenté | (nous) | contentons | Past | contenté | ||
| il | contenta | eut contenté | (vous) | contentez | Perfect | ayant contenté | ||
| nous | contentâmes | eûmes contenté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | contentâtes | eûtes contenté | (tu) | aie contenté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | contentèrent | eurent contenté | (nous) | ayons contenté | avoir contenté | |||
| (vous) | ayez contenté | |||||||
Contenter is a regular -er verb.



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