French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | imagine | imaginais | imaginerai | imaginerais | imagine | imaginasse | ||
| tu | imagines | imaginais | imagineras | imaginerais | imagines | imaginasses | ||
| il | imagine | imaginait | imaginera | imaginerait | imagine | imaginât | ||
| nous | imaginons | imaginions | imaginerons | imaginerions | imaginions | imaginassions | ||
| vous | imaginez | imaginiez | imaginerez | imagineriez | imaginiez | imaginassiez | ||
| ils | imaginent | imaginaient | imagineront | imagineraient | imaginent | imaginassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai imaginé | avais imaginé | aurai imaginé | aurais imaginé | aie imaginé | eusse imaginé | ||
| tu | as imaginé | avais imaginé | auras imaginé | aurais imaginé | aies imaginé | eusses imaginé | ||
| il | a imaginé | avait imaginé | aura imaginé | aurait imaginé | ait imaginé | eût imaginé | ||
| nous | avons imaginé | avions imaginé | aurons imaginé | aurions imaginé | ayons imaginé | eussions imaginé | ||
| vous | avez imaginé | aviez imaginé | aurez imaginé | auriez imaginé | ayez imaginé | eussiez imaginé | ||
| ils | ont imaginé | avaient imaginé | auront imaginé | auraient imaginé | aient imaginé | eussent imaginé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | imaginai | eus imaginé | (tu) | imagine | Present | imaginant | ||
| tu | imaginas | eus imaginé | (nous) | imaginons | Past | imaginé | ||
| il | imagina | eut imaginé | (vous) | imaginez | Perfect | ayant imaginé | ||
| nous | imaginâmes | eûmes imaginé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | imaginâtes | eûtes imaginé | (tu) | aie imaginé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | imaginèrent | eurent imaginé | (nous) | ayons imaginé | avoir imaginé | |||
| (vous) | ayez imaginé | |||||||
Imaginer is a regular -er verb.



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