French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | gazouille | gazouillais | gazouillerai | gazouillerais | gazouille | gazouillasse | ||
| tu | gazouilles | gazouillais | gazouilleras | gazouillerais | gazouilles | gazouillasses | ||
| il | gazouille | gazouillait | gazouillera | gazouillerait | gazouille | gazouillât | ||
| nous | gazouillons | gazouillions | gazouillerons | gazouillerions | gazouillions | gazouillassions | ||
| vous | gazouillez | gazouilliez | gazouillerez | gazouilleriez | gazouilliez | gazouillassiez | ||
| ils | gazouillent | gazouillaient | gazouilleront | gazouilleraient | gazouillent | gazouillassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai gazouillé | avais gazouillé | aurai gazouillé | aurais gazouillé | aie gazouillé | eusse gazouillé | ||
| tu | as gazouillé | avais gazouillé | auras gazouillé | aurais gazouillé | aies gazouillé | eusses gazouillé | ||
| il | a gazouillé | avait gazouillé | aura gazouillé | aurait gazouillé | ait gazouillé | eût gazouillé | ||
| nous | avons gazouillé | avions gazouillé | aurons gazouillé | aurions gazouillé | ayons gazouillé | eussions gazouillé | ||
| vous | avez gazouillé | aviez gazouillé | aurez gazouillé | auriez gazouillé | ayez gazouillé | eussiez gazouillé | ||
| ils | ont gazouillé | avaient gazouillé | auront gazouillé | auraient gazouillé | aient gazouillé | eussent gazouillé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | gazouillai | eus gazouillé | (tu) | gazouille | Present | gazouillant | ||
| tu | gazouillas | eus gazouillé | (nous) | gazouillons | Past | gazouillé | ||
| il | gazouilla | eut gazouillé | (vous) | gazouillez | Perfect | ayant gazouillé | ||
| nous | gazouillâmes | eûmes gazouillé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | gazouillâtes | eûtes gazouillé | (tu) | aie gazouillé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | gazouillèrent | eurent gazouillé | (nous) | ayons gazouillé | avoir gazouillé | |||
| (vous) | ayez gazouillé | |||||||
Gazouiller 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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