French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | illustre | illustrais | illustrerai | illustrerais | illustre | illustrasse | ||
| tu | illustres | illustrais | illustreras | illustrerais | illustres | illustrasses | ||
| il | illustre | illustrait | illustrera | illustrerait | illustre | illustrât | ||
| nous | illustrons | illustrions | illustrerons | illustrerions | illustrions | illustrassions | ||
| vous | illustrez | illustriez | illustrerez | illustreriez | illustriez | illustrassiez | ||
| ils | illustrent | illustraient | illustreront | illustreraient | illustrent | illustrassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai illustré | avais illustré | aurai illustré | aurais illustré | aie illustré | eusse illustré | ||
| tu | as illustré | avais illustré | auras illustré | aurais illustré | aies illustré | eusses illustré | ||
| il | a illustré | avait illustré | aura illustré | aurait illustré | ait illustré | eût illustré | ||
| nous | avons illustré | avions illustré | aurons illustré | aurions illustré | ayons illustré | eussions illustré | ||
| vous | avez illustré | aviez illustré | aurez illustré | auriez illustré | ayez illustré | eussiez illustré | ||
| ils | ont illustré | avaient illustré | auront illustré | auraient illustré | aient illustré | eussent illustré | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | illustrai | eus illustré | (tu) | illustre | Present | illustrant | ||
| tu | illustras | eus illustré | (nous) | illustrons | Past | illustré | ||
| il | illustra | eut illustré | (vous) | illustrez | Perfect | ayant illustré | ||
| nous | illustrâmes | eûmes illustré | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | illustrâtes | eûtes illustré | (tu) | aie illustré | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | illustrèrent | eurent illustré | (nous) | ayons illustré | avoir illustré | |||
| (vous) | ayez illustré | |||||||
Illustrer is a regular -er verb.

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When a word ending in a normally silent consonant is followed by a vowel or h muet, that consonant might be transferred onto the next word. This is called a liaison and it’s one of the aspects of French pronunciation that can make it difficult to determine where one word ends and the next begins.