French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | parle | parlais | parlerai | parlerais | parle | parlasse | ||
| tu | parles | parlais | parleras | parlerais | parles | parlasses | ||
| il | parle | parlait | parlera | parlerait | parle | parlât | ||
| nous | parlons | parlions | parlerons | parlerions | parlions | parlassions | ||
| vous | parlez | parliez | parlerez | parleriez | parliez | parlassiez | ||
| ils | parlent | parlaient | parleront | parleraient | parlent | parlassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai parlé | avais parlé | aurai parlé | aurais parlé | aie parlé | eusse parlé | ||
| tu | as parlé | avais parlé | auras parlé | aurais parlé | aies parlé | eusses parlé | ||
| il | a parlé | avait parlé | aura parlé | aurait parlé | ait parlé | eût parlé | ||
| nous | avons parlé | avions parlé | aurons parlé | aurions parlé | ayons parlé | eussions parlé | ||
| vous | avez parlé | aviez parlé | aurez parlé | auriez parlé | ayez parlé | eussiez parlé | ||
| ils | ont parlé | avaient parlé | auront parlé | auraient parlé | aient parlé | eussent parlé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | parlai | eus parlé | (tu) | parle | Present | parlant | ||
| tu | parlas | eus parlé | (nous) | parlons | Past | parlé | ||
| il | parla | eut parlé | (vous) | parlez | Perfect | ayant parlé | ||
| nous | parlâmes | eûmes parlé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | parlâtes | eûtes parlé | (tu) | aie parlé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | parlèrent | eurent parlé | (nous) | ayons parlé | avoir parlé | |||
| (vous) | ayez parlé | |||||||
Parler is a regular -er verb.
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