French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | habite | habitais | habiterai | habiterais | habite | habitasse | ||
| tu | habites | habitais | habiteras | habiterais | habites | habitasses | ||
| il | habite | habitait | habitera | habiterait | habite | habitât | ||
| nous | habitons | habitions | habiterons | habiterions | habitions | habitassions | ||
| vous | habitez | habitiez | habiterez | habiteriez | habitiez | habitassiez | ||
| ils | habitent | habitaient | habiteront | habiteraient | habitent | habitassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai habité | avais habité | aurai habité | aurais habité | aie habité | eusse habité | ||
| tu | as habité | avais habité | auras habité | aurais habité | aies habité | eusses habité | ||
| il | a habité | avait habité | aura habité | aurait habité | ait habité | eût habité | ||
| nous | avons habité | avions habité | aurons habité | aurions habité | ayons habité | eussions habité | ||
| vous | avez habité | aviez habité | aurez habité | auriez habité | ayez habité | eussiez habité | ||
| ils | ont habité | avaient habité | auront habité | auraient habité | aient habité | eussent habité | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | habitai | eus habité | (tu) | habite | Present | habitant | ||
| tu | habitas | eus habité | (nous) | habitons | Past | habité | ||
| il | habita | eut habité | (vous) | habitez | Perfect | ayant habité | ||
| nous | habitâmes | eûmes habité | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | habitâtes | eûtes habité | (tu) | aie habité | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | habitèrent | eurent habité | (nous) | ayons habité | avoir habité | |||
| (vous) | ayez habité | |||||||
Habiter is a regular -er verb that begins with h muet.
Lesson: Habiter vs vivre



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