French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | illumine | illuminais | illuminerai | illuminerais | illumine | illuminasse | ||
| tu | illumines | illuminais | illumineras | illuminerais | illumines | illuminasses | ||
| il | illumine | illuminait | illuminera | illuminerait | illumine | illuminât | ||
| nous | illuminons | illuminions | illuminerons | illuminerions | illuminions | illuminassions | ||
| vous | illuminez | illuminiez | illuminerez | illumineriez | illuminiez | illuminassiez | ||
| ils | illuminent | illuminaient | illumineront | illumineraient | illuminent | illuminassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai illuminé | avais illuminé | aurai illuminé | aurais illuminé | aie illuminé | eusse illuminé | ||
| tu | as illuminé | avais illuminé | auras illuminé | aurais illuminé | aies illuminé | eusses illuminé | ||
| il | a illuminé | avait illuminé | aura illuminé | aurait illuminé | ait illuminé | eût illuminé | ||
| nous | avons illuminé | avions illuminé | aurons illuminé | aurions illuminé | ayons illuminé | eussions illuminé | ||
| vous | avez illuminé | aviez illuminé | aurez illuminé | auriez illuminé | ayez illuminé | eussiez illuminé | ||
| ils | ont illuminé | avaient illuminé | auront illuminé | auraient illuminé | aient illuminé | eussent illuminé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | illuminai | eus illuminé | (tu) | illumine | Present | illuminant | ||
| tu | illuminas | eus illuminé | (nous) | illuminons | Past | illuminé | ||
| il | illumina | eut illuminé | (vous) | illuminez | Perfect | ayant illuminé | ||
| nous | illuminâmes | eûmes illuminé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | illuminâtes | eûtes illuminé | (tu) | aie illuminé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | illuminèrent | eurent illuminé | (nous) | ayons illuminé | avoir illuminé | |||
| (vous) | ayez illuminé | |||||||
Illuminer is a regular -er verb.


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