French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | houspille | houspillais | houspillerai | houspillerais | houspille | houspillasse | ||
| tu | houspilles | houspillais | houspilleras | houspillerais | houspilles | houspillasses | ||
| il | houspille | houspillait | houspillera | houspillerait | houspille | houspillât | ||
| nous | houspillons | houspillions | houspillerons | houspillerions | houspillions | houspillassions | ||
| vous | houspillez | houspilliez | houspillerez | houspilleriez | houspilliez | houspillassiez | ||
| ils | houspillent | houspillaient | houspilleront | houspilleraient | houspillent | houspillassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai houspillé | avais houspillé | aurai houspillé | aurais houspillé | aie houspillé | eusse houspillé | ||
| tu | as houspillé | avais houspillé | auras houspillé | aurais houspillé | aies houspillé | eusses houspillé | ||
| il | a houspillé | avait houspillé | aura houspillé | aurait houspillé | ait houspillé | eût houspillé | ||
| nous | avons houspillé | avions houspillé | aurons houspillé | aurions houspillé | ayons houspillé | eussions houspillé | ||
| vous | avez houspillé | aviez houspillé | aurez houspillé | auriez houspillé | ayez houspillé | eussiez houspillé | ||
| ils | ont houspillé | avaient houspillé | auront houspillé | auraient houspillé | aient houspillé | eussent houspillé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | houspillai | eus houspillé | (tu) | houspille | Present | houspillant | ||
| tu | houspillas | eus houspillé | (nous) | houspillons | Past | houspillé | ||
| il | houspilla | eut houspillé | (vous) | houspillez | Perfect | ayant houspillé | ||
| nous | houspillâmes | eûmes houspillé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | houspillâtes | eûtes houspillé | (tu) | aie houspillé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | houspillèrent | eurent houspillé | (nous) | ayons houspillé | avoir houspillé | |||
| (vous) | ayez houspillé | |||||||
Houspiller is a regular -er verb that begins with h aspiré.




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