French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | gratte | grattais | gratterai | gratterais | gratte | grattasse | ||
| tu | grattes | grattais | gratteras | gratterais | grattes | grattasses | ||
| il | gratte | grattait | grattera | gratterait | gratte | grattât | ||
| nous | grattons | grattions | gratterons | gratterions | grattions | grattassions | ||
| vous | grattez | grattiez | gratterez | gratteriez | grattiez | grattassiez | ||
| ils | grattent | grattaient | gratteront | gratteraient | grattent | grattassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai gratté | avais gratté | aurai gratté | aurais gratté | aie gratté | eusse gratté | ||
| tu | as gratté | avais gratté | auras gratté | aurais gratté | aies gratté | eusses gratté | ||
| il | a gratté | avait gratté | aura gratté | aurait gratté | ait gratté | eût gratté | ||
| nous | avons gratté | avions gratté | aurons gratté | aurions gratté | ayons gratté | eussions gratté | ||
| vous | avez gratté | aviez gratté | aurez gratté | auriez gratté | ayez gratté | eussiez gratté | ||
| ils | ont gratté | avaient gratté | auront gratté | auraient gratté | aient gratté | eussent gratté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | grattai | eus gratté | (tu) | gratte | Present | grattant | ||
| tu | grattas | eus gratté | (nous) | grattons | Past | gratté | ||
| il | gratta | eut gratté | (vous) | grattez | Perfect | ayant gratté | ||
| nous | grattâmes | eûmes gratté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | grattâtes | eûtes gratté | (tu) | aie gratté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | grattèrent | eurent gratté | (nous) | ayons gratté | avoir gratté | |||
| (vous) | ayez gratté | |||||||
Gratter is a regular -er verb.
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