French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | hoche | hochais | hocherai | hocherais | hoche | hochasse | ||
| tu | hoches | hochais | hocheras | hocherais | hoches | hochasses | ||
| il | hoche | hochait | hochera | hocherait | hoche | hochât | ||
| nous | hochons | hochions | hocherons | hocherions | hochions | hochassions | ||
| vous | hochez | hochiez | hocherez | hocheriez | hochiez | hochassiez | ||
| ils | hochent | hochaient | hocheront | hocheraient | hochent | hochassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai hoché | avais hoché | aurai hoché | aurais hoché | aie hoché | eusse hoché | ||
| tu | as hoché | avais hoché | auras hoché | aurais hoché | aies hoché | eusses hoché | ||
| il | a hoché | avait hoché | aura hoché | aurait hoché | ait hoché | eût hoché | ||
| nous | avons hoché | avions hoché | aurons hoché | aurions hoché | ayons hoché | eussions hoché | ||
| vous | avez hoché | aviez hoché | aurez hoché | auriez hoché | ayez hoché | eussiez hoché | ||
| ils | ont hoché | avaient hoché | auront hoché | auraient hoché | aient hoché | eussent hoché | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | hochai | eus hoché | (tu) | hoche | Present | hochant | ||
| tu | hochas | eus hoché | (nous) | hochons | Past | hoché | ||
| il | hocha | eut hoché | (vous) | hochez | Perfect | ayant hoché | ||
| nous | hochâmes | eûmes hoché | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | hochâtes | eûtes hoché | (tu) | aie hoché | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | hochèrent | eurent hoché | (nous) | ayons hoché | avoir hoché | |||
| (vous) | ayez hoché | |||||||
Hocher is a regular -er verb that begins with h aspiré.

The Subjunctivisor is an interactive tool that will advise you on whether to use the subjunctive or indicative with more than 275 French verbs, expressions, and conjunctions.
Knowing whether to use the passé composé or imparfait is particularly difficult when translating certain verbs into French. Very broadly speaking, the imperfect is equivalent to was/were + ___ing, but some English verbs are not often used in this form. So when translating was, had, and liked into French, you have to think about the meaning in order to decide which tense to use.
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