French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | coupe | coupais | couperai | couperais | coupe | coupasse | ||
| tu | coupes | coupais | couperas | couperais | coupes | coupasses | ||
| il | coupe | coupait | coupera | couperait | coupe | coupât | ||
| nous | coupons | coupions | couperons | couperions | coupions | coupassions | ||
| vous | coupez | coupiez | couperez | couperiez | coupiez | coupassiez | ||
| ils | coupent | coupaient | couperont | couperaient | coupent | coupassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai coupé | avais coupé | aurai coupé | aurais coupé | aie coupé | eusse coupé | ||
| tu | as coupé | avais coupé | auras coupé | aurais coupé | aies coupé | eusses coupé | ||
| il | a coupé | avait coupé | aura coupé | aurait coupé | ait coupé | eût coupé | ||
| nous | avons coupé | avions coupé | aurons coupé | aurions coupé | ayons coupé | eussions coupé | ||
| vous | avez coupé | aviez coupé | aurez coupé | auriez coupé | ayez coupé | eussiez coupé | ||
| ils | ont coupé | avaient coupé | auront coupé | auraient coupé | aient coupé | eussent coupé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | coupai | eus coupé | (tu) | coupe | Present | coupant | ||
| tu | coupas | eus coupé | (nous) | coupons | Past | coupé | ||
| il | coupa | eut coupé | (vous) | coupez | Perfect | ayant coupé | ||
| nous | coupâmes | eûmes coupé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | coupâtes | eûtes coupé | (tu) | aie coupé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | coupèrent | eurent coupé | (nous) | ayons coupé | avoir coupé | |||
| (vous) | ayez coupé | |||||||
Couper is a regular -er 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!
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