French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | creuse | creusais | creuserai | creuserais | creuse | creusasse | ||
| tu | creuses | creusais | creuseras | creuserais | creuses | creusasses | ||
| il | creuse | creusait | creusera | creuserait | creuse | creusât | ||
| nous | creusons | creusions | creuserons | creuserions | creusions | creusassions | ||
| vous | creusez | creusiez | creuserez | creuseriez | creusiez | creusassiez | ||
| ils | creusent | creusaient | creuseront | creuseraient | creusent | creusassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai creusé | avais creusé | aurai creusé | aurais creusé | aie creusé | eusse creusé | ||
| tu | as creusé | avais creusé | auras creusé | aurais creusé | aies creusé | eusses creusé | ||
| il | a creusé | avait creusé | aura creusé | aurait creusé | ait creusé | eût creusé | ||
| nous | avons creusé | avions creusé | aurons creusé | aurions creusé | ayons creusé | eussions creusé | ||
| vous | avez creusé | aviez creusé | aurez creusé | auriez creusé | ayez creusé | eussiez creusé | ||
| ils | ont creusé | avaient creusé | auront creusé | auraient creusé | aient creusé | eussent creusé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | creusai | eus creusé | (tu) | creuse | Present | creusant | ||
| tu | creusas | eus creusé | (nous) | creusons | Past | creusé | ||
| il | creusa | eut creusé | (vous) | creusez | Perfect | ayant creusé | ||
| nous | creusâmes | eûmes creusé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | creusâtes | eûtes creusé | (tu) | aie creusé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | creusèrent | eurent creusé | (nous) | ayons creusé | avoir creusé | |||
| (vous) | ayez creusé | |||||||
Creuser is a regular -er verb.




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