French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | enfile | enfilais | enfilerai | enfilerais | enfile | enfilasse | ||
| tu | enfiles | enfilais | enfileras | enfilerais | enfiles | enfilasses | ||
| il | enfile | enfilait | enfilera | enfilerait | enfile | enfilât | ||
| nous | enfilons | enfilions | enfilerons | enfilerions | enfilions | enfilassions | ||
| vous | enfilez | enfiliez | enfilerez | enfileriez | enfiliez | enfilassiez | ||
| ils | enfilent | enfilaient | enfileront | enfileraient | enfilent | enfilassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai enfilé | avais enfilé | aurai enfilé | aurais enfilé | aie enfilé | eusse enfilé | ||
| tu | as enfilé | avais enfilé | auras enfilé | aurais enfilé | aies enfilé | eusses enfilé | ||
| il | a enfilé | avait enfilé | aura enfilé | aurait enfilé | ait enfilé | eût enfilé | ||
| nous | avons enfilé | avions enfilé | aurons enfilé | aurions enfilé | ayons enfilé | eussions enfilé | ||
| vous | avez enfilé | aviez enfilé | aurez enfilé | auriez enfilé | ayez enfilé | eussiez enfilé | ||
| ils | ont enfilé | avaient enfilé | auront enfilé | auraient enfilé | aient enfilé | eussent enfilé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | enfilai | eus enfilé | (tu) | enfile | Present | enfilant | ||
| tu | enfilas | eus enfilé | (nous) | enfilons | Past | enfilé | ||
| il | enfila | eut enfilé | (vous) | enfilez | Perfect | ayant enfilé | ||
| nous | enfilâmes | eûmes enfilé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | enfilâtes | eûtes enfilé | (tu) | aie enfilé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | enfilèrent | eurent enfilé | (nous) | ayons enfilé | avoir enfilé | |||
| (vous) | ayez enfilé | |||||||
Enfiler is a regular -er verb.

The passé composé is the most important French past tense, and just to make things interesting, it has three possible English equivalents.


The mountain of French verb conjugations you have to learn can be overwhelming – even just in the classroom where you have plenty of time to think about the correct response. Once you start talking to people in the real world, trying to figure out the appropriate verb conjugation can leave you speechless – literally. So what’s the solution? Learn, then practice, practice, practice!
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