French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | figure | figurais | figurerai | figurerais | figure | figurasse | ||
| tu | figures | figurais | figureras | figurerais | figures | figurasses | ||
| il | figure | figurait | figurera | figurerait | figure | figurât | ||
| nous | figurons | figurions | figurerons | figurerions | figurions | figurassions | ||
| vous | figurez | figuriez | figurerez | figureriez | figuriez | figurassiez | ||
| ils | figurent | figuraient | figureront | figureraient | figurent | figurassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai figuré | avais figuré | aurai figuré | aurais figuré | aie figuré | eusse figuré | ||
| tu | as figuré | avais figuré | auras figuré | aurais figuré | aies figuré | eusses figuré | ||
| il | a figuré | avait figuré | aura figuré | aurait figuré | ait figuré | eût figuré | ||
| nous | avons figuré | avions figuré | aurons figuré | aurions figuré | ayons figuré | eussions figuré | ||
| vous | avez figuré | aviez figuré | aurez figuré | auriez figuré | ayez figuré | eussiez figuré | ||
| ils | ont figuré | avaient figuré | auront figuré | auraient figuré | aient figuré | eussent figuré | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | figurai | eus figuré | (tu) | figure | Present | figurant | ||
| tu | figuras | eus figuré | (nous) | figurons | Past | figuré | ||
| il | figura | eut figuré | (vous) | figurez | Perfect | ayant figuré | ||
| nous | figurâmes | eûmes figuré | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | figurâtes | eûtes figuré | (tu) | aie figuré | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | figurèrent | eurent figuré | (nous) | ayons figuré | avoir figuré | |||
| (vous) | ayez figuré | |||||||
Figurer is a regular -er verb.
Expression: Figure-toi



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