French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | hache | hachais | hacherai | hacherais | hache | hachasse | ||
| tu | haches | hachais | hacheras | hacherais | haches | hachasses | ||
| il | hache | hachait | hachera | hacherait | hache | hachât | ||
| nous | hachons | hachions | hacherons | hacherions | hachions | hachassions | ||
| vous | hachez | hachiez | hacherez | hacheriez | hachiez | hachassiez | ||
| ils | hachent | hachaient | hacheront | hacheraient | hachent | hachassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai haché | avais haché | aurai haché | aurais haché | aie haché | eusse haché | ||
| tu | as haché | avais haché | auras haché | aurais haché | aies haché | eusses haché | ||
| il | a haché | avait haché | aura haché | aurait haché | ait haché | eût haché | ||
| nous | avons haché | avions haché | aurons haché | aurions haché | ayons haché | eussions haché | ||
| vous | avez haché | aviez haché | aurez haché | auriez haché | ayez haché | eussiez haché | ||
| ils | ont haché | avaient haché | auront haché | auraient haché | aient haché | eussent haché | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | hachai | eus haché | (tu) | hache | Present | hachant | ||
| tu | hachas | eus haché | (nous) | hachons | Past | haché | ||
| il | hacha | eut haché | (vous) | hachez | Perfect | ayant haché | ||
| nous | hachâmes | eûmes haché | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | hachâtes | eûtes haché | (tu) | aie haché | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | hachèrent | eurent haché | (nous) | ayons haché | avoir haché | |||
| (vous) | ayez haché | |||||||
Hacher is a regular -er verb that begins with h aspiré.



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