French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | entame | entamais | entamerai | entamerais | entame | entamasse | ||
| tu | entames | entamais | entameras | entamerais | entames | entamasses | ||
| il | entame | entamait | entamera | entamerait | entame | entamât | ||
| nous | entamons | entamions | entamerons | entamerions | entamions | entamassions | ||
| vous | entamez | entamiez | entamerez | entameriez | entamiez | entamassiez | ||
| ils | entament | entamaient | entameront | entameraient | entament | entamassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai entamé | avais entamé | aurai entamé | aurais entamé | aie entamé | eusse entamé | ||
| tu | as entamé | avais entamé | auras entamé | aurais entamé | aies entamé | eusses entamé | ||
| il | a entamé | avait entamé | aura entamé | aurait entamé | ait entamé | eût entamé | ||
| nous | avons entamé | avions entamé | aurons entamé | aurions entamé | ayons entamé | eussions entamé | ||
| vous | avez entamé | aviez entamé | aurez entamé | auriez entamé | ayez entamé | eussiez entamé | ||
| ils | ont entamé | avaient entamé | auront entamé | auraient entamé | aient entamé | eussent entamé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | entamai | eus entamé | (tu) | entame | Present | entamant | ||
| tu | entamas | eus entamé | (nous) | entamons | Past | entamé | ||
| il | entama | eut entamé | (vous) | entamez | Perfect | ayant entamé | ||
| nous | entamâmes | eûmes entamé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | entamâtes | eûtes entamé | (tu) | aie entamé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | entamèrent | eurent entamé | (nous) | ayons entamé | avoir entamé | |||
| (vous) | ayez entamé | |||||||
Entamer is a regular -er verb.




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