French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | mâche | mâchais | mâcherai | mâcherais | mâche | mâchasse | ||
| tu | mâches | mâchais | mâcheras | mâcherais | mâches | mâchasses | ||
| il | mâche | mâchait | mâchera | mâcherait | mâche | mâchât | ||
| nous | mâchons | mâchions | mâcherons | mâcherions | mâchions | mâchassions | ||
| vous | mâchez | mâchiez | mâcherez | mâcheriez | mâchiez | mâchassiez | ||
| ils | mâchent | mâchaient | mâcheront | mâcheraient | mâchent | mâchassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai mâché | avais mâché | aurai mâché | aurais mâché | aie mâché | eusse mâché | ||
| tu | as mâché | avais mâché | auras mâché | aurais mâché | aies mâché | eusses mâché | ||
| il | a mâché | avait mâché | aura mâché | aurait mâché | ait mâché | eût mâché | ||
| nous | avons mâché | avions mâché | aurons mâché | aurions mâché | ayons mâché | eussions mâché | ||
| vous | avez mâché | aviez mâché | aurez mâché | auriez mâché | ayez mâché | eussiez mâché | ||
| ils | ont mâché | avaient mâché | auront mâché | auraient mâché | aient mâché | eussent mâché | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | mâchai | eus mâché | (tu) | mâche | Present | mâchant | ||
| tu | mâchas | eus mâché | (nous) | mâchons | Past | mâché | ||
| il | mâcha | eut mâché | (vous) | mâchez | Perfect | ayant mâché | ||
| nous | mâchâmes | eûmes mâché | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | mâchâtes | eûtes mâché | (tu) | aie mâché | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | mâchèrent | eurent mâché | (nous) | ayons mâché | avoir mâché | |||
| (vous) | ayez mâché | |||||||
Mâcher is a regular -er verb.



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