French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | participe | participais | participerai | participerais | participe | participasse | ||
| tu | participes | participais | participeras | participerais | participes | participasses | ||
| il | participe | participait | participera | participerait | participe | participât | ||
| nous | participons | participions | participerons | participerions | participions | participassions | ||
| vous | participez | participiez | participerez | participeriez | participiez | participassiez | ||
| ils | participent | participaient | participeront | participeraient | participent | participassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai participé | avais participé | aurai participé | aurais participé | aie participé | eusse participé | ||
| tu | as participé | avais participé | auras participé | aurais participé | aies participé | eusses participé | ||
| il | a participé | avait participé | aura participé | aurait participé | ait participé | eût participé | ||
| nous | avons participé | avions participé | aurons participé | aurions participé | ayons participé | eussions participé | ||
| vous | avez participé | aviez participé | aurez participé | auriez participé | ayez participé | eussiez participé | ||
| ils | ont participé | avaient participé | auront participé | auraient participé | aient participé | eussent participé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | participai | eus participé | (tu) | participe | Present | participant | ||
| tu | participas | eus participé | (nous) | participons | Past | participé | ||
| il | participa | eut participé | (vous) | participez | Perfect | ayant participé | ||
| nous | participâmes | eûmes participé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | participâtes | eûtes participé | (tu) | aie participé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | participèrent | eurent participé | (nous) | ayons participé | avoir participé | |||
| (vous) | ayez participé | |||||||
Participer is a regular -er verb.




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