French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | corresponds | correspondais | correspondrai | correspondrais | corresponde | correspondisse | ||
| tu | corresponds | correspondais | correspondras | correspondrais | correspondes | correspondisses | ||
| il | correspond | correspondait | correspondra | correspondrait | corresponde | correspondît | ||
| nous | correspondons | correspondions | correspondrons | correspondrions | correspondions | correspondissions | ||
| vous | correspondez | correspondiez | correspondrez | correspondriez | correspondiez | correspondissiez | ||
| ils | correspondent | correspondaient | correspondront | correspondraient | correspondent | correspondissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai correspondu | avais correspondu | aurai correspondu | aurais correspondu | aie correspondu | eusse correspondu | ||
| tu | as correspondu | avais correspondu | auras correspondu | aurais correspondu | aies correspondu | eusses correspondu | ||
| il | a correspondu | avait correspondu | aura correspondu | aurait correspondu | ait correspondu | eût correspondu | ||
| nous | avons correspondu | avions correspondu | aurons correspondu | aurions correspondu | ayons correspondu | eussions correspondu | ||
| vous | avez correspondu | aviez correspondu | aurez correspondu | auriez correspondu | ayez correspondu | eussiez correspondu | ||
| ils | ont correspondu | avaient correspondu | auront correspondu | auraient correspondu | aient correspondu | eussent correspondu | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | correspondis | eus correspondu | (tu) | corresponds | Present | correspondant | ||
| tu | correspondis | eus correspondu | (nous) | correspondons | Past | correspondu | ||
| il | correspondit | eut correspondu | (vous) | correspondez | Perfect | ayant correspondu | ||
| nous | correspondîmes | eûmes correspondu | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | correspondîtes | eûtes correspondu | (tu) | aie correspondu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | correspondirent | eurent correspondu | (nous) | ayons correspondu | avoir correspondu | |||
| (vous) | ayez correspondu | |||||||
Correspondre is a regular -re verb.



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