French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | nettoie | nettoyais | nettoierai | nettoierais | nettoie | nettoyasse | ||
| tu | nettoies | nettoyais | nettoieras | nettoierais | nettoies | nettoyasses | ||
| il | nettoie | nettoyait | nettoiera | nettoierait | nettoie | nettoyât | ||
| nous | nettoyons | nettoyions | nettoierons | nettoierions | nettoyions | nettoyassions | ||
| vous | nettoyez | nettoyiez | nettoierez | nettoieriez | nettoyiez | nettoyassiez | ||
| ils | nettoient | nettoyaient | nettoieront | nettoieraient | nettoient | nettoyassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai nettoyé | avais nettoyé | aurai nettoyé | aurais nettoyé | aie nettoyé | eusse nettoyé | ||
| tu | as nettoyé | avais nettoyé | auras nettoyé | aurais nettoyé | aies nettoyé | eusses nettoyé | ||
| il | a nettoyé | avait nettoyé | aura nettoyé | aurait nettoyé | ait nettoyé | eût nettoyé | ||
| nous | avons nettoyé | avions nettoyé | aurons nettoyé | aurions nettoyé | ayons nettoyé | eussions nettoyé | ||
| vous | avez nettoyé | aviez nettoyé | aurez nettoyé | auriez nettoyé | ayez nettoyé | eussiez nettoyé | ||
| ils | ont nettoyé | avaient nettoyé | auront nettoyé | auraient nettoyé | aient nettoyé | eussent nettoyé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | nettoyai | eus nettoyé | (tu) | nettoie | Present | nettoyant | ||
| tu | nettoyas | eus nettoyé | (nous) | nettoyons | Past | nettoyé | ||
| il | nettoya | eut nettoyé | (vous) | nettoyez | Perfect | ayant nettoyé | ||
| nous | nettoyâmes | eûmes nettoyé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | nettoyâtes | eûtes nettoyé | (tu) | aie nettoyé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | nettoyèrent | eurent nettoyé | (nous) | ayons nettoyé | avoir nettoyé | |||
| (vous) | ayez nettoyé | |||||||
Nettoyer is a stem-changing verb (y to i).



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