French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | flotte | flottais | flotterai | flotterais | flotte | flottasse | ||
| tu | flottes | flottais | flotteras | flotterais | flottes | flottasses | ||
| il | flotte | flottait | flottera | flotterait | flotte | flottât | ||
| nous | flottons | flottions | flotterons | flotterions | flottions | flottassions | ||
| vous | flottez | flottiez | flotterez | flotteriez | flottiez | flottassiez | ||
| ils | flottent | flottaient | flotteront | flotteraient | flottent | flottassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai flotté | avais flotté | aurai flotté | aurais flotté | aie flotté | eusse flotté | ||
| tu | as flotté | avais flotté | auras flotté | aurais flotté | aies flotté | eusses flotté | ||
| il | a flotté | avait flotté | aura flotté | aurait flotté | ait flotté | eût flotté | ||
| nous | avons flotté | avions flotté | aurons flotté | aurions flotté | ayons flotté | eussions flotté | ||
| vous | avez flotté | aviez flotté | aurez flotté | auriez flotté | ayez flotté | eussiez flotté | ||
| ils | ont flotté | avaient flotté | auront flotté | auraient flotté | aient flotté | eussent flotté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | flottai | eus flotté | (tu) | flotte | Present | flottant | ||
| tu | flottas | eus flotté | (nous) | flottons | Past | flotté | ||
| il | flotta | eut flotté | (vous) | flottez | Perfect | ayant flotté | ||
| nous | flottâmes | eûmes flotté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | flottâtes | eûtes flotté | (tu) | aie flotté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | flottèrent | eurent flotté | (nous) | ayons flotté | avoir flotté | |||
| (vous) | ayez flotté | |||||||
Flotter is a regular -er verb.

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When a word ending in a normally silent consonant is followed by a vowel or h muet, that consonant might be transferred onto the next word. This is called a liaison and it’s one of the aspects of French pronunciation that can make it difficult to determine where one word ends and the next begins.