French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | exile | exilais | exilerai | exilerais | exile | exilasse | ||
| tu | exiles | exilais | exileras | exilerais | exiles | exilasses | ||
| il | exile | exilait | exilera | exilerait | exile | exilât | ||
| nous | exilons | exilions | exilerons | exilerions | exilions | exilassions | ||
| vous | exilez | exiliez | exilerez | exileriez | exiliez | exilassiez | ||
| ils | exilent | exilaient | exileront | exileraient | exilent | exilassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai exilé | avais exilé | aurai exilé | aurais exilé | aie exilé | eusse exilé | ||
| tu | as exilé | avais exilé | auras exilé | aurais exilé | aies exilé | eusses exilé | ||
| il | a exilé | avait exilé | aura exilé | aurait exilé | ait exilé | eût exilé | ||
| nous | avons exilé | avions exilé | aurons exilé | aurions exilé | ayons exilé | eussions exilé | ||
| vous | avez exilé | aviez exilé | aurez exilé | auriez exilé | ayez exilé | eussiez exilé | ||
| ils | ont exilé | avaient exilé | auront exilé | auraient exilé | aient exilé | eussent exilé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | exilai | eus exilé | (tu) | exile | Present | exilant | ||
| tu | exilas | eus exilé | (nous) | exilons | Past | exilé | ||
| il | exila | eut exilé | (vous) | exilez | Perfect | ayant exilé | ||
| nous | exilâmes | eûmes exilé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | exilâtes | eûtes exilé | (tu) | aie exilé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | exilèrent | eurent exilé | (nous) | ayons exilé | avoir exilé | |||
| (vous) | ayez exilé | |||||||
Exiler is a regular -er verb.




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