French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | lance | lançais | lancerai | lancerais | lance | lançasse | ||
| tu | lances | lançais | lanceras | lancerais | lances | lançasses | ||
| il | lance | lançait | lancera | lancerait | lance | lançât | ||
| nous | lançons | lancions | lancerons | lancerions | lancions | lançassions | ||
| vous | lancez | lanciez | lancerez | lanceriez | lanciez | lançassiez | ||
| ils | lancent | lançaient | lanceront | lanceraient | lancent | lançassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai lancé | avais lancé | aurai lancé | aurais lancé | aie lancé | eusse lancé | ||
| tu | as lancé | avais lancé | auras lancé | aurais lancé | aies lancé | eusses lancé | ||
| il | a lancé | avait lancé | aura lancé | aurait lancé | ait lancé | eût lancé | ||
| nous | avons lancé | avions lancé | aurons lancé | aurions lancé | ayons lancé | eussions lancé | ||
| vous | avez lancé | aviez lancé | aurez lancé | auriez lancé | ayez lancé | eussiez lancé | ||
| ils | ont lancé | avaient lancé | auront lancé | auraient lancé | aient lancé | eussent lancé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | lançai | eus lancé | (tu) | lance | Present | lançant | ||
| tu | lanças | eus lancé | (nous) | lançons | Past | lancé | ||
| il | lança | eut lancé | (vous) | lancez | Perfect | ayant lancé | ||
| nous | lançâmes | eûmes lancé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | lançâtes | eûtes lancé | (tu) | aie lancé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | lancèrent | eurent lancé | (nous) | ayons lancé | avoir lancé | |||
| (vous) | ayez lancé | |||||||
Lancer is a spelling change verb.

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