French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | jouis | jouissais | jouirai | jouirais | jouisse | jouisse | ||
| tu | jouis | jouissais | jouiras | jouirais | jouisses | jouisses | ||
| il | jouit | jouissait | jouira | jouirait | jouisse | jouît | ||
| nous | jouissons | jouissions | jouirons | jouirions | jouissions | jouissions | ||
| vous | jouissez | jouissiez | jouirez | jouiriez | jouissiez | jouissiez | ||
| ils | jouissent | jouissaient | jouiront | jouiraient | jouissent | jouissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai joui | avais joui | aurai joui | aurais joui | aie joui | eusse joui | ||
| tu | as joui | avais joui | auras joui | aurais joui | aies joui | eusses joui | ||
| il | a joui | avait joui | aura joui | aurait joui | ait joui | eût joui | ||
| nous | avons joui | avions joui | aurons joui | aurions joui | ayons joui | eussions joui | ||
| vous | avez joui | aviez joui | aurez joui | auriez joui | ayez joui | eussiez joui | ||
| ils | ont joui | avaient joui | auront joui | auraient joui | aient joui | eussent joui | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | jouis | eus joui | (tu) | jouis | Present | jouissant | ||
| tu | jouis | eus joui | (nous) | jouissons | Past | joui | ||
| il | jouit | eut joui | (vous) | jouissez | Perfect | ayant joui | ||
| nous | jouîmes | eûmes joui | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | jouîtes | eûtes joui | (tu) | aie joui | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | jouirent | eurent joui | (nous) | ayons joui | avoir joui | |||
| (vous) | ayez joui | |||||||
Jouir is a regular -ir verb.

Knowing whether to use the passé composé or imparfait is particularly difficult when translating certain verbs into French. Very broadly speaking, the imperfect is equivalent to was/were + ___ing, but some English verbs are not often used in this form. So when translating was, had, and liked into French, you have to think about the meaning in order to decide which tense to use.
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