French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | nique | niquais | niquerai | niquerais | nique | niquasse | ||
| tu | niques | niquais | niqueras | niquerais | niques | niquasses | ||
| il | nique | niquait | niquera | niquerait | nique | niquât | ||
| nous | niquons | niquions | niquerons | niquerions | niquions | niquassions | ||
| vous | niquez | niquiez | niquerez | niqueriez | niquiez | niquassiez | ||
| ils | niquent | niquaient | niqueront | niqueraient | niquent | niquassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai niqué | avais niqué | aurai niqué | aurais niqué | aie niqué | eusse niqué | ||
| tu | as niqué | avais niqué | auras niqué | aurais niqué | aies niqué | eusses niqué | ||
| il | a niqué | avait niqué | aura niqué | aurait niqué | ait niqué | eût niqué | ||
| nous | avons niqué | avions niqué | aurons niqué | aurions niqué | ayons niqué | eussions niqué | ||
| vous | avez niqué | aviez niqué | aurez niqué | auriez niqué | ayez niqué | eussiez niqué | ||
| ils | ont niqué | avaient niqué | auront niqué | auraient niqué | aient niqué | eussent niqué | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | niquai | eus niqué | (tu) | nique | Present | niquant | ||
| tu | niquas | eus niqué | (nous) | niquons | Past | niqué | ||
| il | niqua | eut niqué | (vous) | niquez | Perfect | ayant niqué | ||
| nous | niquâmes | eûmes niqué | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | niquâtes | eûtes niqué | (tu) | aie niqué | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | niquèrent | eurent niqué | (nous) | ayons niqué | avoir niqué | |||
| (vous) | ayez niqué | |||||||
Niquer is a regular -er verb.

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When a word ending in a normally silent consonant is followed by a vowel or h muet, that consonant might be transferred onto the next word. This is called a liaison and it’s one of the aspects of French pronunciation that can make it difficult to determine where one word ends and the next begins.