French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | pallie | palliais | pallierai | pallierais | pallie | palliasse | ||
| tu | pallies | palliais | pallieras | pallierais | pallies | palliasses | ||
| il | pallie | palliait | palliera | pallierait | pallie | palliât | ||
| nous | pallions | palliions | pallierons | pallierions | palliions | palliassions | ||
| vous | palliez | palliiez | pallierez | pallieriez | palliiez | palliassiez | ||
| ils | pallient | palliaient | pallieront | pallieraient | pallient | palliassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai pallié | avais pallié | aurai pallié | aurais pallié | aie pallié | eusse pallié | ||
| tu | as pallié | avais pallié | auras pallié | aurais pallié | aies pallié | eusses pallié | ||
| il | a pallié | avait pallié | aura pallié | aurait pallié | ait pallié | eût pallié | ||
| nous | avons pallié | avions pallié | aurons pallié | aurions pallié | ayons pallié | eussions pallié | ||
| vous | avez pallié | aviez pallié | aurez pallié | auriez pallié | ayez pallié | eussiez pallié | ||
| ils | ont pallié | avaient pallié | auront pallié | auraient pallié | aient pallié | eussent pallié | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | palliai | eus pallié | (tu) | pallie | Present | palliant | ||
| tu | pallias | eus pallié | (nous) | pallions | Past | pallié | ||
| il | pallia | eut pallié | (vous) | palliez | Perfect | ayant pallié | ||
| nous | palliâmes | eûmes pallié | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | palliâtes | eûtes pallié | (tu) | aie pallié | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | pallièrent | eurent pallié | (nous) | ayons pallié | avoir pallié | |||
| (vous) | ayez pallié | |||||||
Pallier 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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