French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | nuis | nuisais | nuirai | nuirais | nuise | nuisisse | ||
| tu | nuis | nuisais | nuiras | nuirais | nuises | nuisisses | ||
| il | nuit | nuisait | nuira | nuirait | nuise | nuisît | ||
| nous | nuisons | nuisions | nuirons | nuirions | nuisions | nuisissions | ||
| vous | nuisez | nuisiez | nuirez | nuiriez | nuisiez | nuisissiez | ||
| ils | nuisent | nuisaient | nuiront | nuiraient | nuisent | nuisissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai nui | avais nui | aurai nui | aurais nui | aie nui | eusse nui | ||
| tu | as nui | avais nui | auras nui | aurais nui | aies nui | eusses nui | ||
| il | a nui | avait nui | aura nui | aurait nui | ait nui | eût nui | ||
| nous | avons nui | avions nui | aurons nui | aurions nui | ayons nui | eussions nui | ||
| vous | avez nui | aviez nui | aurez nui | auriez nui | ayez nui | eussiez nui | ||
| ils | ont nui | avaient nui | auront nui | auraient nui | aient nui | eussent nui | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | nuisis | eus nui | (tu) | nuis | Present | nuisant | ||
| tu | nuisis | eus nui | (nous) | nuisons | Past | nui | ||
| il | nuisit | eut nui | (vous) | nuisez | Perfect | ayant nui | ||
| nous | nuisîmes | eûmes nui | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | nuisîtes | eûtes nui | (tu) | aie nui | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | nuisirent | eurent nui | (nous) | ayons nui | avoir nui | |||
| (vous) | ayez nui | |||||||
Nuire is an irregular -re verb.




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