French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | grave | gravais | graverai | graverais | grave | gravasse | ||
| tu | graves | gravais | graveras | graverais | graves | gravasses | ||
| il | grave | gravait | gravera | graverait | grave | gravât | ||
| nous | gravons | gravions | graverons | graverions | gravions | gravassions | ||
| vous | gravez | graviez | graverez | graveriez | graviez | gravassiez | ||
| ils | gravent | gravaient | graveront | graveraient | gravent | gravassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai gravé | avais gravé | aurai gravé | aurais gravé | aie gravé | eusse gravé | ||
| tu | as gravé | avais gravé | auras gravé | aurais gravé | aies gravé | eusses gravé | ||
| il | a gravé | avait gravé | aura gravé | aurait gravé | ait gravé | eût gravé | ||
| nous | avons gravé | avions gravé | aurons gravé | aurions gravé | ayons gravé | eussions gravé | ||
| vous | avez gravé | aviez gravé | aurez gravé | auriez gravé | ayez gravé | eussiez gravé | ||
| ils | ont gravé | avaient gravé | auront gravé | auraient gravé | aient gravé | eussent gravé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | gravai | eus gravé | (tu) | grave | Present | gravant | ||
| tu | gravas | eus gravé | (nous) | gravons | Past | gravé | ||
| il | grava | eut gravé | (vous) | gravez | Perfect | ayant gravé | ||
| nous | gravâmes | eûmes gravé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | gravâtes | eûtes gravé | (tu) | aie gravé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | gravèrent | eurent gravé | (nous) | ayons gravé | avoir gravé | |||
| (vous) | ayez gravé | |||||||
Graver 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.