French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | diffuse | diffusais | diffuserai | diffuserais | diffuse | diffusasse | ||
| tu | diffuses | diffusais | diffuseras | diffuserais | diffuses | diffusasses | ||
| il | diffuse | diffusait | diffusera | diffuserait | diffuse | diffusât | ||
| nous | diffusons | diffusions | diffuserons | diffuserions | diffusions | diffusassions | ||
| vous | diffusez | diffusiez | diffuserez | diffuseriez | diffusiez | diffusassiez | ||
| ils | diffusent | diffusaient | diffuseront | diffuseraient | diffusent | diffusassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai diffusé | avais diffusé | aurai diffusé | aurais diffusé | aie diffusé | eusse diffusé | ||
| tu | as diffusé | avais diffusé | auras diffusé | aurais diffusé | aies diffusé | eusses diffusé | ||
| il | a diffusé | avait diffusé | aura diffusé | aurait diffusé | ait diffusé | eût diffusé | ||
| nous | avons diffusé | avions diffusé | aurons diffusé | aurions diffusé | ayons diffusé | eussions diffusé | ||
| vous | avez diffusé | aviez diffusé | aurez diffusé | auriez diffusé | ayez diffusé | eussiez diffusé | ||
| ils | ont diffusé | avaient diffusé | auront diffusé | auraient diffusé | aient diffusé | eussent diffusé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | diffusai | eus diffusé | (tu) | diffuse | Present | diffusant | ||
| tu | diffusas | eus diffusé | (nous) | diffusons | Past | diffusé | ||
| il | diffusa | eut diffusé | (vous) | diffusez | Perfect | ayant diffusé | ||
| nous | diffusâmes | eûmes diffusé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | diffusâtes | eûtes diffusé | (tu) | aie diffusé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | diffusèrent | eurent diffusé | (nous) | ayons diffusé | avoir diffusé | |||
| (vous) | ayez diffusé | |||||||
Diffuser is a regular -er verb.



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