French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | hais | haïssais | haïrai | haïrais | haïsse | haïsse | ||
| tu | hais | haïssais | haïras | haïrais | haïsses | haïsses | ||
| il | hait | haïssait | haïra | haïrait | haïsse | haït | ||
| nous | haïssons | haïssions | haïrons | haïrions | haïssions | haïssions | ||
| vous | haïssez | haïssiez | haïrez | haïriez | haïssiez | haïssiez | ||
| ils | haïssent | haïssaient | haïront | haïraient | haïssent | haïssent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| je / j’ | ai haï | avais haï | aurai haï | aurais haï | aie haï | eusse haï | ||
| tu | as haï | avais haï | auras haï | aurais haï | aies haï | eusses haï | ||
| il | a haï | avait haï | aura haï | aurait haï | ait haï | eût haï | ||
| nous | avons haï | avions haï | aurons haï | aurions haï | ayons haï | eussions haï | ||
| vous | avez haï | aviez haï | aurez haï | auriez haï | ayez haï | eussiez haï | ||
| ils | ont haï | avaient haï | auront haï | auraient haï | aient haï | eussent haï | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | haïs | eus haï | (tu) | hais | Present | haïssant | ||
| tu | haïs | eus haï | (nous) | haïsons | Past | haï | ||
| il | haït | eut haï | (vous) | haïssez | Perfect | ayant haï | ||
| nous | haïmes | eûmes haï | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | haïtes | eûtes haï | (tu) | aie haï | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | haïrent | eurent haï | (nous) | ayons haï | avoir haï | |||
| (vous) | ayez haï | |||||||
Haïr is an irregular -ir verb that begins with h aspiré.



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