French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | cueille | cueillais | cueillerai | cueillerais | cueille | cueillisse | ||
| tu | cueilles | cueillais | cueilleras | cueillerais | cueilles | cueillisses | ||
| il | cueille | cueillait | cueillera | cueillerait | cueille | cueillît | ||
| nous | cueillons | cueillions | cueillerons | cueillerions | cueillions | cueillissions | ||
| vous | cueillez | cueilliez | cueillerez | cueilleriez | cueilliez | cueillissiez | ||
| ils | cueillent | cueillaient | cueilleront | cueilleraient | cueillent | cueillissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai cueilli | avais cueilli | aurai cueilli | aurais cueilli | aie cueilli | eusse cueilli | ||
| tu | as cueilli | avais cueilli | auras cueilli | aurais cueilli | aies cueilli | eusses cueilli | ||
| il | a cueilli | avait cueilli | aura cueilli | aurait cueilli | ait cueilli | eût cueilli | ||
| nous | avons cueilli | avions cueilli | aurons cueilli | aurions cueilli | ayons cueilli | eussions cueilli | ||
| vous | avez cueilli | aviez cueilli | aurez cueilli | auriez cueilli | ayez cueilli | eussiez cueilli | ||
| ils | ont cueilli | avaient cueilli | auront cueilli | auraient cueilli | aient cueilli | eussent cueilli | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | cueillis | eus cueilli | (tu) | cueille | Present | cueillant | ||
| tu | cueillis | eus cueilli | (nous) | cueillons | Past | cueilli | ||
| il | cueillit | eut cueilli | (vous) | cueillez | Perfect | ayant cueilli | ||
| nous | cueillîmes | eûmes cueilli | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | cueillîtes | eûtes cueilli | (tu) | aie cueilli | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | cueillirent | eurent cueilli | (nous) | ayons cueilli | avoir cueilli | |||
| (vous) | ayez cueilli | |||||||
Cueillir is an irregular -ir verb.



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