French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | pane | panais | panerai | panerais | pane | panasse | ||
| tu | panes | panais | paneras | panerais | panes | panasses | ||
| il | pane | panait | panera | panerait | pane | panât | ||
| nous | panons | panions | panerons | panerions | panions | panassions | ||
| vous | panez | paniez | panerez | paneriez | paniez | panassiez | ||
| ils | panent | panaient | paneront | paneraient | panent | panassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai pané | avais pané | aurai pané | aurais pané | aie pané | eusse pané | ||
| tu | as pané | avais pané | auras pané | aurais pané | aies pané | eusses pané | ||
| il | a pané | avait pané | aura pané | aurait pané | ait pané | eût pané | ||
| nous | avons pané | avions pané | aurons pané | aurions pané | ayons pané | eussions pané | ||
| vous | avez pané | aviez pané | aurez pané | auriez pané | ayez pané | eussiez pané | ||
| ils | ont pané | avaient pané | auront pané | auraient pané | aient pané | eussent pané | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | panai | eus pané | (tu) | pane | Present | panant | ||
| tu | panas | eus pané | (nous) | panons | Past | pané | ||
| il | pana | eut pané | (vous) | panez | Perfect | ayant pané | ||
| nous | panâmes | eûmes pané | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | panâtes | eûtes pané | (tu) | aie pané | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | panèrent | eurent pané | (nous) | ayons pané | avoir pané | |||
| (vous) | ayez pané | |||||||
Paner is a regular -er verb.

The passé composé is the most important French past tense, and just to make things interesting, it has three possible English equivalents.


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!
Inverting subjects and verbs is easy enough – vous voyez => voyez-vous, but where do object, adverbial, and reflexive pronouns go? And what about negation? Take a look at this lesson to learn about all the possibilities.