French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | cuisine | cuisinais | cuisinerai | cuisinerais | cuisine | cuisinasse | ||
| tu | cuisines | cuisinais | cuisineras | cuisinerais | cuisines | cuisinasses | ||
| il | cuisine | cuisinait | cuisinera | cuisinerait | cuisine | cuisinât | ||
| nous | cuisinons | cuisinions | cuisinerons | cuisinerions | cuisinions | cuisinassions | ||
| vous | cuisinez | cuisiniez | cuisinerez | cuisineriez | cuisiniez | cuisinassiez | ||
| ils | cuisinent | cuisinaient | cuisineront | cuisineraient | cuisinent | cuisinassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai cuisiné | avais cuisiné | aurai cuisiné | aurais cuisiné | aie cuisiné | eusse cuisiné | ||
| tu | as cuisiné | avais cuisiné | auras cuisiné | aurais cuisiné | aies cuisiné | eusses cuisiné | ||
| il | a cuisiné | avait cuisiné | aura cuisiné | aurait cuisiné | ait cuisiné | eût cuisiné | ||
| nous | avons cuisiné | avions cuisiné | aurons cuisiné | aurions cuisiné | ayons cuisiné | eussions cuisiné | ||
| vous | avez cuisiné | aviez cuisiné | aurez cuisiné | auriez cuisiné | ayez cuisiné | eussiez cuisiné | ||
| ils | ont cuisiné | avaient cuisiné | auront cuisiné | auraient cuisiné | aient cuisiné | eussent cuisiné | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | cuisinai | eus cuisiné | (tu) | cuisine | Present | cuisinant | ||
| tu | cuisinas | eus cuisiné | (nous) | cuisinons | Past | cuisiné | ||
| il | cuisina | eut cuisiné | (vous) | cuisinez | Perfect | ayant cuisiné | ||
| nous | cuisinâmes | eûmes cuisiné | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | cuisinâtes | eûtes cuisiné | (tu) | aie cuisiné | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | cuisinèrent | eurent cuisiné | (nous) | ayons cuisiné | avoir cuisiné | |||
| (vous) | ayez cuisiné | |||||||
Cuisiner is a regular -er verb.



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