French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | infecte | infectais | infecterai | infecterais | infecte | infectasse | ||
| tu | infectes | infectais | infecteras | infecterais | infectes | infectasses | ||
| il | infecte | infectait | infectera | infecterait | infecte | infectât | ||
| nous | infectons | infections | infecterons | infecterions | infections | infectassions | ||
| vous | infectez | infectiez | infecterez | infecteriez | infectiez | infectassiez | ||
| ils | infectent | infectaient | infecteront | infecteraient | infectent | infectassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai infecté | avais infecté | aurai infecté | aurais infecté | aie infecté | eusse infecté | ||
| tu | as infecté | avais infecté | auras infecté | aurais infecté | aies infecté | eusses infecté | ||
| il | a infecté | avait infecté | aura infecté | aurait infecté | ait infecté | eût infecté | ||
| nous | avons infecté | avions infecté | aurons infecté | aurions infecté | ayons infecté | eussions infecté | ||
| vous | avez infecté | aviez infecté | aurez infecté | auriez infecté | ayez infecté | eussiez infecté | ||
| ils | ont infecté | avaient infecté | auront infecté | auraient infecté | aient infecté | eussent infecté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | infectai | eus infecté | (tu) | infecte | Present | infectant | ||
| tu | infectas | eus infecté | (nous) | infectons | Past | infecté | ||
| il | infecta | eut infecté | (vous) | infectez | Perfect | ayant infecté | ||
| nous | infectâmes | eûmes infecté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | infectâtes | eûtes infecté | (tu) | aie infecté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | infectèrent | eurent infecté | (nous) | ayons infecté | avoir infecté | |||
| (vous) | ayez infecté | |||||||
Infecter is a regular -er verb.




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