French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | engage | engageais | engagerai | engagerais | engage | engageasse | ||
| tu | engages | engageais | engageras | engagerais | engages | engageasses | ||
| il | engage | engageait | engagera | engagerait | engage | engageât | ||
| nous | engageons | engagions | engagerons | engagerions | engagions | engageassions | ||
| vous | engagez | engagiez | engagerez | engageriez | engagiez | engageassiez | ||
| ils | engagent | engageaient | engageront | engageraient | engagent | engageassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai engagé | avais engagé | aurai engagé | aurais engagé | aie engagé | eusse engagé | ||
| tu | as engagé | avais engagé | auras engagé | aurais engagé | aies engagé | eusses engagé | ||
| il | a engagé | avait engagé | aura engagé | aurait engagé | ait engagé | eût engagé | ||
| nous | avons engagé | avions engagé | aurons engagé | aurions engagé | ayons engagé | eussions engagé | ||
| vous | avez engagé | aviez engagé | aurez engagé | auriez engagé | ayez engagé | eussiez engagé | ||
| ils | ont engagé | avaient engagé | auront engagé | auraient engagé | aient engagé | eussent engagé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | engageai | eus engagé | (tu) | engage | Present | engageant | ||
| tu | engageas | eus engagé | (nous) | engageons | Past | engagé | ||
| il | engagea | eut engagé | (vous) | engagez | Perfect | ayant engagé | ||
| nous | engageâmes | eûmes engagé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | engageâtes | eûtes engagé | (tu) | aie engagé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | engagèrent | eurent engagé | (nous) | ayons engagé | avoir engagé | |||
| (vous) | ayez engagé | |||||||
Engager is a spelling change verb (g to ge).



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