French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | inaugure | inaugurais | inaugurerai | inaugurerais | inaugure | inaugurasse | ||
| tu | inaugures | inaugurais | inaugureras | inaugurerais | inaugures | inaugurasses | ||
| il | inaugure | inaugurait | inaugurera | inaugurerait | inaugure | inaugurât | ||
| nous | inaugurons | inaugurions | inaugurerons | inaugurerions | inaugurions | inaugurassions | ||
| vous | inaugurez | inauguriez | inaugurerez | inaugureriez | inauguriez | inaugurassiez | ||
| ils | inaugurent | inauguraient | inaugureront | inaugureraient | inaugurent | inaugurassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai inauguré | avais inauguré | aurai inauguré | aurais inauguré | aie inauguré | eusse inauguré | ||
| tu | as inauguré | avais inauguré | auras inauguré | aurais inauguré | aies inauguré | eusses inauguré | ||
| il | a inauguré | avait inauguré | aura inauguré | aurait inauguré | ait inauguré | eût inauguré | ||
| nous | avons inauguré | avions inauguré | aurons inauguré | aurions inauguré | ayons inauguré | eussions inauguré | ||
| vous | avez inauguré | aviez inauguré | aurez inauguré | auriez inauguré | ayez inauguré | eussiez inauguré | ||
| ils | ont inauguré | avaient inauguré | auront inauguré | auraient inauguré | aient inauguré | eussent inauguré | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | inaugurai | eus inauguré | (tu) | inaugure | Present | inaugurant | ||
| tu | inauguras | eus inauguré | (nous) | inaugurons | Past | inauguré | ||
| il | inaugura | eut inauguré | (vous) | inaugurez | Perfect | ayant inauguré | ||
| nous | inaugurâmes | eûmes inauguré | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | inaugurâtes | eûtes inauguré | (tu) | aie inauguré | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | inaugurèrent | eurent inauguré | (nous) | ayons inauguré | avoir inauguré | |||
| (vous) | ayez inauguré | |||||||
Inaugurer is a regular -er verb.




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