French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | gèle | gelais | gèlerai | gèlerais | gèle | gelasse | ||
| tu | gèles | gelais | gèleras | gèlerais | gèles | gelasses | ||
| il | gèle | gelait | gèlera | gèlerait | gèle | gelât | ||
| nous | gelons | gelions | gèlerons | gèlerions | gelions | gelassions | ||
| vous | gelez | geliez | gèlerez | gèleriez | geliez | gelassiez | ||
| ils | gèlent | gelaient | gèleront | gèleraient | gèlent | gelassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai gelé | avais gelé | aurai gelé | aurais gelé | aie gelé | eusse gelé | ||
| tu | as gelé | avais gelé | auras gelé | aurais gelé | aies gelé | eusses gelé | ||
| il | a gelé | avait gelé | aura gelé | aurait gelé | ait gelé | eût gelé | ||
| nous | avons gelé | avions gelé | aurons gelé | aurions gelé | ayons gelé | eussions gelé | ||
| vous | avez gelé | aviez gelé | aurez gelé | auriez gelé | ayez gelé | eussiez gelé | ||
| ils | ont gelé | avaient gelé | auront gelé | auraient gelé | aient gelé | eussent gelé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | gelai | eus gelé | (tu) | gèle | Present | gelant | ||
| tu | gelas | eus gelé | (nous) | gelons | Past | gelé | ||
| il | gela | eut gelé | (vous) | gelez | Perfect | ayant gelé | ||
| nous | gelâmes | eûmes gelé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | gelâtes | eûtes gelé | (tu) | aie gelé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | gelèrent | eurent gelé | (nous) | ayons gelé | avoir gelé | |||
| (vous) | ayez gelé | |||||||
Geler is a stem-changing verb (e to è).




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