French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | cultive | cultivais | cultiverai | cultiverais | cultive | cultivasse | ||
| tu | cultives | cultivais | cultiveras | cultiverais | cultives | cultivasses | ||
| il | cultive | cultivait | cultivera | cultiverait | cultive | cultivât | ||
| nous | cultivons | cultivions | cultiverons | cultiverions | cultivions | cultivassions | ||
| vous | cultivez | cultiviez | cultiverez | cultiveriez | cultiviez | cultivassiez | ||
| ils | cultivent | cultivaient | cultiveront | cultiveraient | cultivent | cultivassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai cultivé | avais cultivé | aurai cultivé | aurais cultivé | aie cultivé | eusse cultivé | ||
| tu | as cultivé | avais cultivé | auras cultivé | aurais cultivé | aies cultivé | eusses cultivé | ||
| il | a cultivé | avait cultivé | aura cultivé | aurait cultivé | ait cultivé | eût cultivé | ||
| nous | avons cultivé | avions cultivé | aurons cultivé | aurions cultivé | ayons cultivé | eussions cultivé | ||
| vous | avez cultivé | aviez cultivé | aurez cultivé | auriez cultivé | ayez cultivé | eussiez cultivé | ||
| ils | ont cultivé | avaient cultivé | auront cultivé | auraient cultivé | aient cultivé | eussent cultivé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | cultivai | eus cultivé | (tu) | cultive | Present | cultivant | ||
| tu | cultivas | eus cultivé | (nous) | cultivons | Past | cultivé | ||
| il | cultiva | eut cultivé | (vous) | cultivez | Perfect | ayant cultivé | ||
| nous | cultivâmes | eûmes cultivé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | cultivâtes | eûtes cultivé | (tu) | aie cultivé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | cultivèrent | eurent cultivé | (nous) | ayons cultivé | avoir cultivé | |||
| (vous) | ayez cultivé | |||||||
Cultiver 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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