French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | obvie | obviais | obvierai | obvierais | obvie | obviasse | ||
| tu | obvies | obviais | obvieras | obvierais | obvies | obviasses | ||
| il | obvie | obviait | obviera | obvierait | obvie | obviât | ||
| nous | obvions | obviions | obvierons | obvierions | obviions | obviassions | ||
| vous | obviez | obviiez | obvierez | obvieriez | obviiez | obviassiez | ||
| ils | obvient | obviaient | obvieront | obvieraient | obvient | obviassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai obvié | avais obvié | aurai obvié | aurais obvié | aie obvié | eusse obvié | ||
| tu | as obvié | avais obvié | auras obvié | aurais obvié | aies obvié | eusses obvié | ||
| il | a obvié | avait obvié | aura obvié | aurait obvié | ait obvié | eût obvié | ||
| nous | avons obvié | avions obvié | aurons obvié | aurions obvié | ayons obvié | eussions obvié | ||
| vous | avez obvié | aviez obvié | aurez obvié | auriez obvié | ayez obvié | eussiez obvié | ||
| ils | ont obvié | avaient obvié | auront obvié | auraient obvié | aient obvié | eussent obvié | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | obviai | eus obvié | (tu) | obvie | Present | obviant | ||
| tu | obvias | eus obvié | (nous) | obvions | Past | obvié | ||
| il | obvia | eut obvié | (vous) | obviez | Perfect | ayant obvié | ||
| nous | obviâmes | eûmes obvié | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | obviâtes | eûtes obvié | (tu) | aie obvié | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | obvièrent | eurent obvié | (nous) | ayons obvié | avoir obvié | |||
| (vous) | ayez obvié | |||||||
Obvier is a regular -er verb (although it is slightly weird).




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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