French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | gâche | gâchais | gâcherai | gâcherais | gâche | gâchasse | ||
| tu | gâches | gâchais | gâcheras | gâcherais | gâches | gâchasses | ||
| il | gâche | gâchait | gâchera | gâcherait | gâche | gâchât | ||
| nous | gâchons | gâchions | gâcherons | gâcherions | gâchions | gâchassions | ||
| vous | gâchez | gâchiez | gâcherez | gâcheriez | gâchiez | gâchassiez | ||
| ils | gâchent | gâchaient | gâcheront | gâcheraient | gâchent | gâchassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai gâché | avais gâché | aurai gâché | aurais gâché | aie gâché | eusse gâché | ||
| tu | as gâché | avais gâché | auras gâché | aurais gâché | aies gâché | eusses gâché | ||
| il | a gâché | avait gâché | aura gâché | aurait gâché | ait gâché | eût gâché | ||
| nous | avons gâché | avions gâché | aurons gâché | aurions gâché | ayons gâché | eussions gâché | ||
| vous | avez gâché | aviez gâché | aurez gâché | auriez gâché | ayez gâché | eussiez gâché | ||
| ils | ont gâché | avaient gâché | auront gâché | auraient gâché | aient gâché | eussent gâché | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | gâchai | eus gâché | (tu) | gâche | Present | gâchant | ||
| tu | gâchas | eus gâché | (nous) | gâchons | Past | gâché | ||
| il | gâcha | eut gâché | (vous) | gâchez | Perfect | ayant gâché | ||
| nous | gâchâmes | eûmes gâché | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | gâchâtes | eûtes gâché | (tu) | aie gâché | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | gâchèrent | eurent gâché | (nous) | ayons gâché | avoir gâché | |||
| (vous) | ayez gâché | |||||||
Gâcher is a regular -er verb.

The passé composé is the most important French past tense, and just to make things interesting, it has three possible English equivalents.


The mountain of French verb conjugations you have to learn can be overwhelming – even just in the classroom where you have plenty of time to think about the correct response. Once you start talking to people in the real world, trying to figure out the appropriate verb conjugation can leave you speechless – literally. So what’s the solution? Learn, then practice, practice, practice!
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