French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | pardonne | pardonnais | pardonnerai | pardonnerais | pardonne | pardonnasse | ||
| tu | pardonnes | pardonnais | pardonneras | pardonnerais | pardonnes | pardonnasses | ||
| il | pardonne | pardonnait | pardonnera | pardonnerait | pardonne | pardonnât | ||
| nous | pardonnons | pardonnions | pardonnerons | pardonnerions | pardonnions | pardonnassions | ||
| vous | pardonnez | pardonniez | pardonnerez | pardonneriez | pardonniez | pardonnassiez | ||
| ils | pardonnent | pardonnaient | pardonneront | pardonneraient | pardonnent | pardonnassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai pardonné | avais pardonné | aurai pardonné | aurais pardonné | aie pardonné | eusse pardonné | ||
| tu | as pardonné | avais pardonné | auras pardonné | aurais pardonné | aies pardonné | eusses pardonné | ||
| il | a pardonné | avait pardonné | aura pardonné | aurait pardonné | ait pardonné | eût pardonné | ||
| nous | avons pardonné | avions pardonné | aurons pardonné | aurions pardonné | ayons pardonné | eussions pardonné | ||
| vous | avez pardonné | aviez pardonné | aurez pardonné | auriez pardonné | ayez pardonné | eussiez pardonné | ||
| ils | ont pardonné | avaient pardonné | auront pardonné | auraient pardonné | aient pardonné | eussent pardonné | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | pardonnai | eus pardonné | (tu) | pardonne | Present | pardonnant | ||
| tu | pardonnas | eus pardonné | (nous) | pardonnons | Past | pardonné | ||
| il | pardonna | eut pardonné | (vous) | pardonnez | Perfect | ayant pardonné | ||
| nous | pardonnâmes | eûmes pardonné | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | pardonnâtes | eûtes pardonné | (tu) | aie pardonné | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | pardonnèrent | eurent pardonné | (nous) | ayons pardonné | avoir pardonné | |||
| (vous) | ayez pardonné | |||||||
Pardonner is a regular -er verb.

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