French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | devine | devinais | devinerai | devinerais | devine | devinasse | ||
| tu | devines | devinais | devineras | devinerais | devines | devinasses | ||
| il | devine | devinait | devinera | devinerait | devine | devinât | ||
| nous | devinons | devinions | devinerons | devinerions | devinions | devinassions | ||
| vous | devinez | deviniez | devinerez | devineriez | deviniez | devinassiez | ||
| ils | devinent | devinaient | devineront | devineraient | devinent | devinassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai deviné | avais deviné | aurai deviné | aurais deviné | aie deviné | eusse deviné | ||
| tu | as deviné | avais deviné | auras deviné | aurais deviné | aies deviné | eusses deviné | ||
| il | a deviné | avait deviné | aura deviné | aurait deviné | ait deviné | eût deviné | ||
| nous | avons deviné | avions deviné | aurons deviné | aurions deviné | ayons deviné | eussions deviné | ||
| vous | avez deviné | aviez deviné | aurez deviné | auriez deviné | ayez deviné | eussiez deviné | ||
| ils | ont deviné | avaient deviné | auront deviné | auraient deviné | aient deviné | eussent deviné | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | devinai | eus deviné | (tu) | devine | Present | devinant | ||
| tu | devinas | eus deviné | (nous) | devinons | Past | deviné | ||
| il | devina | eut deviné | (vous) | devinez | Perfect | ayant deviné | ||
| nous | devinâmes | eûmes deviné | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | devinâtes | eûtes deviné | (tu) | aie deviné | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | devinèrent | eurent deviné | (nous) | ayons deviné | avoir deviné | |||
| (vous) | ayez deviné | |||||||
Deviner is a regular -er verb.
Be careful not to mix up deviner and devenir.



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