French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | flâne | flânais | flânerai | flânerais | flâne | flânasse | ||
| tu | flânes | flânais | flâneras | flânerais | flânes | flânasses | ||
| il | flâne | flânait | flânera | flânerait | flâne | flânât | ||
| nous | flânons | flânions | flânerons | flânerions | flânions | flânassions | ||
| vous | flânez | flâniez | flânerez | flâneriez | flâniez | flânassiez | ||
| ils | flânent | flânaient | flâneront | flâneraient | flânent | flânassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai flâné | avais flâné | aurai flâné | aurais flâné | aie flâné | eusse flâné | ||
| tu | as flâné | avais flâné | auras flâné | aurais flâné | aies flâné | eusses flâné | ||
| il | a flâné | avait flâné | aura flâné | aurait flâné | ait flâné | eût flâné | ||
| nous | avons flâné | avions flâné | aurons flâné | aurions flâné | ayons flâné | eussions flâné | ||
| vous | avez flâné | aviez flâné | aurez flâné | auriez flâné | ayez flâné | eussiez flâné | ||
| ils | ont flâné | avaient flâné | auront flâné | auraient flâné | aient flâné | eussent flâné | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | flânai | eus flâné | (tu) | flâne | Present | flânant | ||
| tu | flânas | eus flâné | (nous) | flânons | Past | flâné | ||
| il | flâna | eut flâné | (vous) | flânez | Perfect | ayant flâné | ||
| nous | flânâmes | eûmes flâné | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | flânâtes | eûtes flâné | (tu) | aie flâné | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | flânèrent | eurent flâné | (nous) | ayons flâné | avoir flâné | |||
| (vous) | ayez flâné | |||||||
Flâner is a regular -er verb.




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