French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | exerce | exerçais | exercerai | exercerais | exerce | exerçasse | ||
| tu | exerces | exerçais | exerceras | exercerais | exerces | exerçasses | ||
| il | exerce | exerçait | exercera | exercerait | exerce | exerçât | ||
| nous | exerçons | exercions | exercerons | exercerions | exercions | exerçassions | ||
| vous | exercez | exerciez | exercerez | exerceriez | exerciez | exerçassiez | ||
| ils | exercent | exerçaient | exerceront | exerceraient | exercent | exerçassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai exercé | avais exercé | aurai exercé | aurais exercé | aie exercé | eusse exercé | ||
| tu | as exercé | avais exercé | auras exercé | aurais exercé | aies exercé | eusses exercé | ||
| il | a exercé | avait exercé | aura exercé | aurait exercé | ait exercé | eût exercé | ||
| nous | avons exercé | avions exercé | aurons exercé | aurions exercé | ayons exercé | eussions exercé | ||
| vous | avez exercé | aviez exercé | aurez exercé | auriez exercé | ayez exercé | eussiez exercé | ||
| ils | ont exercé | avaient exercé | auront exercé | auraient exercé | aient exercé | eussent exercé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | exerçai | eus exercé | (tu) | exerce | Present | exerçant | ||
| tu | exerças | eus exercé | (nous) | exerçons | Past | exercé | ||
| il | exerça | eut exercé | (vous) | exercez | Perfect | ayant exercé | ||
| nous | exerçâmes | eûmes exercé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | exerçâtes | eûtes exercé | (tu) | aie exercé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | exercèrent | eurent exercé | (nous) | ayons exercé | avoir exercé | |||
| (vous) | ayez exercé | |||||||
Exercer is a spelling change verb.



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