French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | miaule | miaulais | miaulerai | miaulerais | miaule | miaulasse | ||
| tu | miaules | miaulais | miauleras | miaulerais | miaules | miaulasses | ||
| il | miaule | miaulait | miaulera | miaulerait | miaule | miaulât | ||
| nous | miaulons | miaulions | miaulerons | miaulerions | miaulions | miaulassions | ||
| vous | miaulez | miauliez | miaulerez | miauleriez | miauliez | miaulassiez | ||
| ils | miaulent | miaulaient | miauleront | miauleraient | miaulent | miaulassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai miaulé | avais miaulé | aurai miaulé | aurais miaulé | aie miaulé | eusse miaulé | ||
| tu | as miaulé | avais miaulé | auras miaulé | aurais miaulé | aies miaulé | eusses miaulé | ||
| il | a miaulé | avait miaulé | aura miaulé | aurait miaulé | ait miaulé | eût miaulé | ||
| nous | avons miaulé | avions miaulé | aurons miaulé | aurions miaulé | ayons miaulé | eussions miaulé | ||
| vous | avez miaulé | aviez miaulé | aurez miaulé | auriez miaulé | ayez miaulé | eussiez miaulé | ||
| ils | ont miaulé | avaient miaulé | auront miaulé | auraient miaulé | aient miaulé | eussent miaulé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | miaulai | eus miaulé | (tu) | miaule | Present | miaulant | ||
| tu | miaulas | eus miaulé | (nous) | miaulons | Past | miaulé | ||
| il | miaula | eut miaulé | (vous) | miaulez | Perfect | ayant miaulé | ||
| nous | miaulâmes | eûmes miaulé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | miaulâtes | eûtes miaulé | (tu) | aie miaulé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | miaulèrent | eurent miaulé | (nous) | ayons miaulé | avoir miaulé | |||
| (vous) | ayez miaulé | |||||||
Miauler is a regular -er verb.




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