French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | effraie effraye |
effrayais | effraierai effrayerai |
effraierais effrayerais |
effraie effraye |
effrayasse | ||
| tu | effraies effrayes |
effrayais | effraieras effrayeras |
effraierais effrayerais |
effraies effrayes |
effrayasses | ||
| il | effraie effraye |
effrayait | effraiera effrayera |
effraierait effrayerait |
effraie effraye |
effrayât | ||
| nous | effrayons | effrayions | effraierons effrayerons |
effraierions effrayerions |
effrayions | effrayassions | ||
| vous | effrayez | effrayiez | effraierez effrayerez |
effraieriez effrayeriez |
effrayiez | effrayassiez | ||
| ils | effraient effrayent |
effrayaient | effraieront effrayeront |
effraieraient effrayeraient |
effraient effrayent |
effrayassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai effrayé | avais effrayé | aurai effrayé | aurais effrayé | aie effrayé | eusse effrayé | ||
| tu | as effrayé | avais effrayé | auras effrayé | aurais effrayé | aies effrayé | eusses effrayé | ||
| il | a effrayé | avait effrayé | aura effrayé | aurait effrayé | ait effrayé | eût effrayé | ||
| nous | avons effrayé | avions effrayé | aurons effrayé | aurions effrayé | ayons effrayé | eussions effrayé | ||
| vous | avez effrayé | aviez effrayé | aurez effrayé | auriez effrayé | ayez effrayé | eussiez effrayé | ||
| ils | ont effrayé | avaient effrayé | auront effrayé | auraient effrayé | aient effrayé | eussent effrayé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | effrayai | eus effrayé | (tu) | effraie / effraye | Present | effrayant | ||
| tu | effrayas | eus effrayé | (nous) | effrayons | Past | effrayé | ||
| il | effraya | eut effrayé | (vous) | effrayez | Perfect | ayant effrayé | ||
| nous | effrayâmes | eûmes effrayé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | effrayâtes | eûtes effrayé | (tu) | aie effrayé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | effrayèrent | eurent effrayé | (nous) | ayons effrayé | avoir effrayé | |||
| (vous) | ayez effrayé | |||||||
Effrayer is a stem-changing verb (y to i).


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