French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | érige | érigeais | érigerai | érigerais | érige | érigeasse | ||
| tu | ériges | érigeais | érigeras | érigerais | ériges | érigeasses | ||
| il | érige | érigeait | érigera | érigerait | érige | érigeât | ||
| nous | érigeons | érigions | érigerons | érigerions | érigions | érigeassions | ||
| vous | érigez | érigiez | érigerez | érigeriez | érigiez | érigeassiez | ||
| ils | érigent | érigeaient | érigeront | érigeraient | érigent | érigeassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai érigé | avais érigé | aurai érigé | aurais érigé | aie érigé | eusse érigé | ||
| tu | as érigé | avais érigé | auras érigé | aurais érigé | aies érigé | eusses érigé | ||
| il | a érigé | avait érigé | aura érigé | aurait érigé | ait érigé | eût érigé | ||
| nous | avons érigé | avions érigé | aurons érigé | aurions érigé | ayons érigé | eussions érigé | ||
| vous | avez érigé | aviez érigé | aurez érigé | auriez érigé | ayez érigé | eussiez érigé | ||
| ils | ont érigé | avaient érigé | auront érigé | auraient érigé | aient érigé | eussent érigé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | érigeai | eus érigé | (tu) | érige | Present | érigeant | ||
| tu | érigeas | eus érigé | (nous) | érigeons | Past | érigé | ||
| il | érigea | eut érigé | (vous) | érigez | Perfect | ayant érigé | ||
| nous | érigeâmes | eûmes érigé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | érigeâtes | eûtes érigé | (tu) | aie érigé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | érigèrent | eurent érigé | (nous) | ayons érigé | avoir érigé | |||
| (vous) | ayez érigé | |||||||
Ériger is a spelling change verb (g to ge).



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