French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | inflige | infligeais | infligerai | infligerais | inflige | infligeasse | ||
| tu | infliges | infligeais | infligeras | infligerais | infliges | infligeasses | ||
| il | inflige | infligeait | infligera | infligerait | inflige | infligeât | ||
| nous | infligeons | infligions | infligerons | infligerions | infligions | infligeassions | ||
| vous | infligez | infligiez | infligerez | infligeriez | infligiez | infligeassiez | ||
| ils | infligent | infligeaient | infligeront | infligeraient | infligent | infligeassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai infligé | avais infligé | aurai infligé | aurais infligé | aie infligé | eusse infligé | ||
| tu | as infligé | avais infligé | auras infligé | aurais infligé | aies infligé | eusses infligé | ||
| il | a infligé | avait infligé | aura infligé | aurait infligé | ait infligé | eût infligé | ||
| nous | avons infligé | avions infligé | aurons infligé | aurions infligé | ayons infligé | eussions infligé | ||
| vous | avez infligé | aviez infligé | aurez infligé | auriez infligé | ayez infligé | eussiez infligé | ||
| ils | ont infligé | avaient infligé | auront infligé | auraient infligé | aient infligé | eussent infligé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | infligeai | eus infligé | (tu) | inflige | Present | infligeant | ||
| tu | infligeas | eus infligé | (nous) | infligeons | Past | infligé | ||
| il | infligea | eut infligé | (vous) | infligez | Perfect | ayant infligé | ||
| nous | infligeâmes | eûmes infligé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | infligeâtes | eûtes infligé | (tu) | aie infligé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | infligèrent | eurent infligé | (nous) | ayons infligé | avoir infligé | |||
| (vous) | ayez infligé | |||||||
Infliger is a spelling change verb (g to ge).




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