French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | hume | humais | humerai | humerais | hume | humasse | ||
| tu | humes | humais | humeras | humerais | humes | humasses | ||
| il | hume | humait | humera | humerait | hume | humât | ||
| nous | humons | humions | humerons | humerions | humions | humassions | ||
| vous | humez | humiez | humerez | humeriez | humiez | humassiez | ||
| ils | hument | humaient | humeront | humeraient | hument | humassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai humé | avais humé | aurai humé | aurais humé | aie humé | eusse humé | ||
| tu | as humé | avais humé | auras humé | aurais humé | aies humé | eusses humé | ||
| il | a humé | avait humé | aura humé | aurait humé | ait humé | eût humé | ||
| nous | avons humé | avions humé | aurons humé | aurions humé | ayons humé | eussions humé | ||
| vous | avez humé | aviez humé | aurez humé | auriez humé | ayez humé | eussiez humé | ||
| ils | ont humé | avaient humé | auront humé | auraient humé | aient humé | eussent humé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | humai | eus humé | (tu) | hume | Present | humant | ||
| tu | humas | eus humé | (nous) | humons | Past | humé | ||
| il | huma | eut humé | (vous) | humez | Perfect | ayant humé | ||
| nous | humâmes | eûmes humé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | humâtes | eûtes humé | (tu) | aie humé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | humèrent | eurent humé | (nous) | ayons humé | avoir humé | |||
| (vous) | ayez humé | |||||||
Humer is a regular -er verb that begins with h aspiré.




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