French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | manipule | manipulais | manipulerai | manipulerais | manipule | manipulasse | ||
| tu | manipules | manipulais | manipuleras | manipulerais | manipules | manipulasses | ||
| il | manipule | manipulait | manipulera | manipulerait | manipule | manipulât | ||
| nous | manipulons | manipulions | manipulerons | manipulerions | manipulions | manipulassions | ||
| vous | manipulez | manipuliez | manipulerez | manipuleriez | manipuliez | manipulassiez | ||
| ils | manipulent | manipulaient | manipuleront | manipuleraient | manipulent | manipulassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai manipulé | avais manipulé | aurai manipulé | aurais manipulé | aie manipulé | eusse manipulé | ||
| tu | as manipulé | avais manipulé | auras manipulé | aurais manipulé | aies manipulé | eusses manipulé | ||
| il | a manipulé | avait manipulé | aura manipulé | aurait manipulé | ait manipulé | eût manipulé | ||
| nous | avons manipulé | avions manipulé | aurons manipulé | aurions manipulé | ayons manipulé | eussions manipulé | ||
| vous | avez manipulé | aviez manipulé | aurez manipulé | auriez manipulé | ayez manipulé | eussiez manipulé | ||
| ils | ont manipulé | avaient manipulé | auront manipulé | auraient manipulé | aient manipulé | eussent manipulé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | manipulai | eus manipulé | (tu) | manipule | Present | manipulant | ||
| tu | manipulas | eus manipulé | (nous) | manipulons | Past | manipulé | ||
| il | manipula | eut manipulé | (vous) | manipulez | Perfect | ayant manipulé | ||
| nous | manipulâmes | eûmes manipulé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | manipulâtes | eûtes manipulé | (tu) | aie manipulé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | manipulèrent | eurent manipulé | (nous) | ayons manipulé | avoir manipulé | |||
| (vous) | ayez manipulé | |||||||
Manipuler is a regular -er verb.




The mountain of French verb conjugations you have to learn can be overwhelming – even just in the classroom where you have plenty of time to think about the correct response. Once you start talking to people in the real world, trying to figure out the appropriate verb conjugation can leave you speechless – literally. So what’s the solution? Learn, then practice, practice, practice!
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