French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | mate | matais | materai | materais | mate | matasse | ||
| tu | mates | matais | materas | materais | mates | matasses | ||
| il | mate | matait | matera | materait | mate | matât | ||
| nous | matons | mations | materons | materions | mations | matassions | ||
| vous | matez | matiez | materez | materiez | matiez | matassiez | ||
| ils | matent | mataient | materont | materaient | matent | matassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai maté | avais maté | aurai maté | aurais maté | aie maté | eusse maté | ||
| tu | as maté | avais maté | auras maté | aurais maté | aies maté | eusses maté | ||
| il | a maté | avait maté | aura maté | aurait maté | ait maté | eût maté | ||
| nous | avons maté | avions maté | aurons maté | aurions maté | ayons maté | eussions maté | ||
| vous | avez maté | aviez maté | aurez maté | auriez maté | ayez maté | eussiez maté | ||
| ils | ont maté | avaient maté | auront maté | auraient maté | aient maté | eussent maté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | matai | eus maté | (tu) | mate | Present | matant | ||
| tu | matas | eus maté | (nous) | matons | Past | maté | ||
| il | mata | eut maté | (vous) | matez | Perfect | ayant maté | ||
| nous | matâmes | eûmes maté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | matâtes | eûtes maté | (tu) | aie maté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | matèrent | eurent maté | (nous) | ayons maté | avoir maté | |||
| (vous) | ayez maté | |||||||
Mater is a regular -er verb.
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