French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | coule | coulais | coulerai | coulerais | coule | coulasse | ||
| tu | coules | coulais | couleras | coulerais | coules | coulasses | ||
| il | coule | coulait | coulera | coulerait | coule | coulât | ||
| nous | coulons | coulions | coulerons | coulerions | coulions | coulassions | ||
| vous | coulez | couliez | coulerez | couleriez | couliez | coulassiez | ||
| ils | coulent | coulaient | couleront | couleraient | coulent | coulassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai coulé | avais coulé | aurai coulé | aurais coulé | aie coulé | eusse coulé | ||
| tu | as coulé | avais coulé | auras coulé | aurais coulé | aies coulé | eusses coulé | ||
| il | a coulé | avait coulé | aura coulé | aurait coulé | ait coulé | eût coulé | ||
| nous | avons coulé | avions coulé | aurons coulé | aurions coulé | ayons coulé | eussions coulé | ||
| vous | avez coulé | aviez coulé | aurez coulé | auriez coulé | ayez coulé | eussiez coulé | ||
| ils | ont coulé | avaient coulé | auront coulé | auraient coulé | aient coulé | eussent coulé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | coulai | eus coulé | (tu) | coule | Present | coulant | ||
| tu | coulas | eus coulé | (nous) | coulons | Past | coulé | ||
| il | coula | eut coulé | (vous) | coulez | Perfect | ayant coulé | ||
| nous | coulâmes | eûmes coulé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | coulâtes | eûtes coulé | (tu) | aie coulé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | coulèrent | eurent coulé | (nous) | ayons coulé | avoir coulé | |||
| (vous) | ayez coulé | |||||||
Couler is a regular -er verb.




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