French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | influe | influais | influerai | influerais | influe | influasse | ||
| tu | influes | influais | influeras | influerais | influes | influasses | ||
| il | influe | influait | influera | influerait | influe | influât | ||
| nous | influons | influions | influerons | influerions | influions | influassions | ||
| vous | influez | influiez | influerez | influeriez | influiez | influassiez | ||
| ils | influent | influaient | influeront | influeraient | influent | influassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai influé | avais influé | aurai influé | aurais influé | aie influé | eusse influé | ||
| tu | as influé | avais influé | auras influé | aurais influé | aies influé | eusses influé | ||
| il | a influé | avait influé | aura influé | aurait influé | ait influé | eût influé | ||
| nous | avons influé | avions influé | aurons influé | aurions influé | ayons influé | eussions influé | ||
| vous | avez influé | aviez influé | aurez influé | auriez influé | ayez influé | eussiez influé | ||
| ils | ont influé | avaient influé | auront influé | auraient influé | aient influé | eussent influé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | influai | eus influé | (tu) | influe | Present | influant | ||
| tu | influas | eus influé | (nous) | influons | Past | influé | ||
| il | influa | eut influé | (vous) | influez | Perfect | ayant influé | ||
| nous | influâmes | eûmes influé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | influâtes | eûtes influé | (tu) | aie influé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | influèrent | eurent influé | (nous) | ayons influé | avoir influé | |||
| (vous) | ayez influé | |||||||
Influer is a regular -er verb.




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