French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | hisse | hissais | hisserai | hisserais | hisse | hissasse | ||
| tu | hisses | hissais | hisseras | hisserais | hisses | hissasses | ||
| il | hisse | hissait | hissera | hisserait | hisse | hissât | ||
| nous | hissons | hissions | hisserons | hisserions | hissions | hissassions | ||
| vous | hissez | hissiez | hisserez | hisseriez | hissiez | hissassiez | ||
| ils | hissent | hissaient | hisseront | hisseraient | hissent | hissassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai hissé | avais hissé | aurai hissé | aurais hissé | aie hissé | eusse hissé | ||
| tu | as hissé | avais hissé | auras hissé | aurais hissé | aies hissé | eusses hissé | ||
| il | a hissé | avait hissé | aura hissé | aurait hissé | ait hissé | eût hissé | ||
| nous | avons hissé | avions hissé | aurons hissé | aurions hissé | ayons hissé | eussions hissé | ||
| vous | avez hissé | aviez hissé | aurez hissé | auriez hissé | ayez hissé | eussiez hissé | ||
| ils | ont hissé | avaient hissé | auront hissé | auraient hissé | aient hissé | eussent hissé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | hissai | eus hissé | (tu) | hisse | Present | hissant | ||
| tu | hissas | eus hissé | (nous) | hissons | Past | hissé | ||
| il | hissa | eut hissé | (vous) | hissez | Perfect | ayant hissé | ||
| nous | hissâmes | eûmes hissé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | hissâtes | eûtes hissé | (tu) | aie hissé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | hissèrent | eurent hissé | (nous) | ayons hissé | avoir hissé | |||
| (vous) | ayez hissé | |||||||
Hisser is a regular -er verb that begins with h aspiré.



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