French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | dresse | dressais | dresserai | dresserais | dresse | dressasse | ||
| tu | dresses | dressais | dresseras | dresserais | dresses | dressasses | ||
| il | dresse | dressait | dressera | dresserait | dresse | dressât | ||
| nous | dressons | dressions | dresserons | dresserions | dressions | dressassions | ||
| vous | dressez | dressiez | dresserez | dresseriez | dressiez | dressassiez | ||
| ils | dressent | dressaient | dresseront | dresseraient | dressent | dressassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai dressé | avais dressé | aurai dressé | aurais dressé | aie dressé | eusse dressé | ||
| tu | as dressé | avais dressé | auras dressé | aurais dressé | aies dressé | eusses dressé | ||
| il | a dressé | avait dressé | aura dressé | aurait dressé | ait dressé | eût dressé | ||
| nous | avons dressé | avions dressé | aurons dressé | aurions dressé | ayons dressé | eussions dressé | ||
| vous | avez dressé | aviez dressé | aurez dressé | auriez dressé | ayez dressé | eussiez dressé | ||
| ils | ont dressé | avaient dressé | auront dressé | auraient dressé | aient dressé | eussent dressé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | dressai | eus dressé | (tu) | dresse | Present | dressant | ||
| tu | dressas | eus dressé | (nous) | dressons | Past | dressé | ||
| il | dressa | eut dressé | (vous) | dressez | Perfect | ayant dressé | ||
| nous | dressâmes | eûmes dressé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | dressâtes | eûtes dressé | (tu) | aie dressé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | dressèrent | eurent dressé | (nous) | ayons dressé | avoir dressé | |||
| (vous) | ayez dressé | |||||||
Dresser is a regular -er verb.




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