French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | examine | examinais | examinerai | examinerais | examine | examinasse | ||
| tu | examines | examinais | examineras | examinerais | examines | examinasses | ||
| il | examine | examinait | examinera | examinerait | examine | examinât | ||
| nous | examinons | examinions | examinerons | examinerions | examinions | examinassions | ||
| vous | examinez | examiniez | examinerez | examineriez | examiniez | examinassiez | ||
| ils | examinent | examinaient | examineront | examineraient | examinent | examinassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai examiné | avais examiné | aurai examiné | aurais examiné | aie examiné | eusse examiné | ||
| tu | as examiné | avais examiné | auras examiné | aurais examiné | aies examiné | eusses examiné | ||
| il | a examiné | avait examiné | aura examiné | aurait examiné | ait examiné | eût examiné | ||
| nous | avons examiné | avions examiné | aurons examiné | aurions examiné | ayons examiné | eussions examiné | ||
| vous | avez examiné | aviez examiné | aurez examiné | auriez examiné | ayez examiné | eussiez examiné | ||
| ils | ont examiné | avaient examiné | auront examiné | auraient examiné | aient examiné | eussent examiné | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | examinai | eus examiné | (tu) | examine | Present | examinant | ||
| tu | examinas | eus examiné | (nous) | examinons | Past | examiné | ||
| il | examina | eut examiné | (vous) | examinez | Perfect | ayant examiné | ||
| nous | examinâmes | eûmes examiné | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | examinâtes | eûtes examiné | (tu) | aie examiné | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | examinèrent | eurent examiné | (nous) | ayons examiné | avoir examiné | |||
| (vous) | ayez examiné | |||||||
Examiner is a regular -er verb.



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