French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | devance | devançais | devancerai | devancerais | devance | devançasse | ||
| tu | devances | devançais | devanceras | devancerais | devances | devançasses | ||
| il | devance | devançait | devancera | devancerait | devance | devançât | ||
| nous | devançons | devancions | devancerons | devancerions | devancions | devançassions | ||
| vous | devancez | devanciez | devancerez | devanceriez | devanciez | devançassiez | ||
| ils | devancent | devançaient | devanceront | devanceraient | devancent | devançassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai devancé | avais devancé | aurai devancé | aurais devancé | aie devancé | eusse devancé | ||
| tu | as devancé | avais devancé | auras devancé | aurais devancé | aies devancé | eusses devancé | ||
| il | a devancé | avait devancé | aura devancé | aurait devancé | ait devancé | eût devancé | ||
| nous | avons devancé | avions devancé | aurons devancé | aurions devancé | ayons devancé | eussions devancé | ||
| vous | avez devancé | aviez devancé | aurez devancé | auriez devancé | ayez devancé | eussiez devancé | ||
| ils | ont devancé | avaient devancé | auront devancé | auraient devancé | aient devancé | eussent devancé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | devançai | eus devancé | (tu) | devance | Present | devançant | ||
| tu | devanças | eus devancé | (nous) | devançons | Past | devancé | ||
| il | devança | eut devancé | (vous) | devancez | Perfect | ayant devancé | ||
| nous | devançâmes | eûmes devancé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | devançâtes | eûtes devancé | (tu) | aie devancé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | devancèrent | eurent devancé | (nous) | ayons devancé | avoir devancé | |||
| (vous) | ayez devancé | |||||||
Devancer is a spelling change verb (c to ç).
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