French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | modèle | modelais | modèlerai | modèlerais | modèle | modelasse | ||
| tu | modèles | modelais | modèleras | modèlerais | modèles | modelasses | ||
| il | modèle | modelait | modèlera | modèlerait | modèle | modelât | ||
| nous | modelons | modelions | modèlerons | modèlerions | modelions | modelassions | ||
| vous | modelez | modeliez | modèlerez | modèleriez | modeliez | modelassiez | ||
| ils | modèlent | modelaient | modèleront | modèleraient | modèlent | modelassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai modelé | avais modelé | aurai modelé | aurais modelé | aie modelé | eusse modelé | ||
| tu | as modelé | avais modelé | auras modelé | aurais modelé | aies modelé | eusses modelé | ||
| il | a modelé | avait modelé | aura modelé | aurait modelé | ait modelé | eût modelé | ||
| nous | avons modelé | avions modelé | aurons modelé | aurions modelé | ayons modelé | eussions modelé | ||
| vous | avez modelé | aviez modelé | aurez modelé | auriez modelé | ayez modelé | eussiez modelé | ||
| ils | ont modelé | avaient modelé | auront modelé | auraient modelé | aient modelé | eussent modelé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | modelai | eus modelé | (tu) | modèle | Present | modelant | ||
| tu | modelas | eus modelé | (nous) | modelons | Past | modelé | ||
| il | modela | eut modelé | (vous) | modelez | Perfect | ayant modelé | ||
| nous | modelâmes | eûmes modelé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | modelâtes | eûtes modelé | (tu) | aie modelé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | modelèrent | eurent modelé | (nous) | ayons modelé | avoir modelé | |||
| (vous) | ayez modelé | |||||||
Modeler is a stem-changing verb (e to è).




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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