French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | paie paye |
payais | paierai payerai |
paierais payerais |
paie paye |
payasse | ||
| tu | paies payes |
payais | paieras payeras |
paierais payerais |
paies payes |
payasses | ||
| il | paie paye |
payait | paiera payera |
paierait payerait |
paie paye |
payât | ||
| nous | payons | payions | paierons payerons |
paierions payerions |
payions | payassions | ||
| vous | payez | payiez | paierez payerez |
paieriez payeriez |
payiez | payassiez | ||
| ils | paient payent |
payaient | paieront payeront |
paieraient payeraient |
paient payent |
payassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai payé | avais payé | aurai payé | aurais payé | aie payé | eusse payé | ||
| tu | as payé | avais payé | auras payé | aurais payé | aies payé | eusses payé | ||
| il | a payé | avait payé | aura payé | aurait payé | ait payé | eût payé | ||
| nous | avons payé | avions payé | aurons payé | aurions payé | ayons payé | eussions payé | ||
| vous | avez payé | aviez payé | aurez payé | auriez payé | ayez payé | eussiez payé | ||
| ils | ont payé | avaient payé | auront payé | auraient payé | aient payé | eussent payé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | payai | eus payé | (tu) | paie / paye | Present | payant | ||
| tu | payas | eus payé | (nous) | payons | Past | payé | ||
| il | paya | eut payé | (vous) | payez | Perfect | ayant payé | ||
| nous | payâmes | eûmes payé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | payâtes | eûtes payé | (tu) | aie payé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | payèrent | eurent payé | (nous) | ayons payé | avoir payé | |||
| (vous) | ayez payé | |||||||
Payer is a stem-changing verb (y to i).
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An indirect object is a person that someone or something does something to indirectly. In both French and English, indirect objects are often replaced with indirect object pronouns.