French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | couds | cousais | coudrai | coudrais | couse | cousisse | ||
| tu | couds | cousais | coudras | coudrais | couses | cousisses | ||
| il | coud | cousait | coudra | coudrait | couse | cousît | ||
| nous | cousons | cousions | coudrons | coudrions | cousions | cousissions | ||
| vous | cousez | cousiez | coudrez | coudriez | cousiez | cousissiez | ||
| ils | cousent | cousaient | coudront | coudraient | cousent | cousissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai cousu | avais cousu | aurai cousu | aurais cousu | aie cousu | eusse cousu | ||
| tu | as cousu | avais cousu | auras cousu | aurais cousu | aies cousu | eusses cousu | ||
| il | a cousu | avait cousu | aura cousu | aurait cousu | ait cousu | eût cousu | ||
| nous | avons cousu | avions cousu | aurons cousu | aurions cousu | ayons cousu | eussions cousu | ||
| vous | avez cousu | aviez cousu | aurez cousu | auriez cousu | ayez cousu | eussiez cousu | ||
| ils | ont cousu | avaient cousu | auront cousu | auraient cousu | aient cousu | eussent cousu | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | cousis | eus cousu | (tu) | couds | Present | cousant | ||
| tu | cousis | eus cousu | (nous) | cousons | Past | cousu | ||
| il | cousit | eut cousu | (vous) | cousez | Perfect | ayant cousu | ||
| nous | cousîmes | eûmes cousu | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | cousîtes | eûtes cousu | (tu) | aie cousu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | cousirent | eurent cousu | (nous) | ayons cousu | avoir cousu | |||
| (vous) | ayez cousu | |||||||
Coudre is an irregular -re verb.



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!
Inverting subjects and verbs is easy enough – vous voyez => voyez-vous, but where do object, adverbial, and reflexive pronouns go? And what about negation? Take a look at this lesson to learn about all the possibilities.
Magnetic poetry is a fun little tool you can use to learn and practice French. 500 magnets with words and parts of words help you to express yourself in a unique and creative way.