French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | crie | criais | crierai | crierais | crie | criasse | ||
| tu | cries | criais | crieras | crierais | cries | criasses | ||
| il | crie | criait | criera | crierait | crie | criât | ||
| nous | crions | criions | crierons | crierions | criions | criassions | ||
| vous | criez | criiez | crierez | crieriez | criiez | criassiez | ||
| ils | crient | criaient | crieront | crieraient | crient | criassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai crié | avais crié | aurai crié | aurais crié | aie crié | eusse crié | ||
| tu | as crié | avais crié | auras crié | aurais crié | aies crié | eusses crié | ||
| il | a crié | avait crié | aura crié | aurait crié | ait crié | eût crié | ||
| nous | avons crié | avions crié | aurons crié | aurions crié | ayons crié | eussions crié | ||
| vous | avez crié | aviez crié | aurez crié | auriez crié | ayez crié | eussiez crié | ||
| ils | ont crié | avaient crié | auront crié | auraient crié | aient crié | eussent crié | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | criai | eus crié | (tu) | crie | Present | criant | ||
| tu | crias | eus crié | (nous) | crions | Past | crié | ||
| il | cria | eut crié | (vous) | criez | Perfect | ayant crié | ||
| nous | criâmes | eûmes crié | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | criâtes | eûtes crié | (tu) | aie crié | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | crièrent | eurent crié | (nous) | ayons crié | avoir crié | |||
| (vous) | ayez crié | |||||||
Crier is a regular -er verb (although it is slightly weird).
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