French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | pèche | péchais | pècherai | pècherais | pèche | péchasse | ||
| tu | pèches | péchais | pècheras | pècherais | pèches | péchasses | ||
| il | pèche | péchait | pèchera | pècherait | pèche | péchât | ||
| nous | péchons | péchions | pècherons | pècherions | péchions | péchassions | ||
| vous | péchez | péchiez | pècherez | pècheriez | péchiez | péchassiez | ||
| ils | pèchent | péchaient | pècheront | pècheraient | pèchent | péchassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai péché | avais péché | aurai péché | aurais péché | aie péché | eusse péché | ||
| tu | as péché | avais péché | auras péché | aurais péché | aies péché | eusses péché | ||
| il | a péché | avait péché | aura péché | aurait péché | ait péché | eût péché | ||
| nous | avons péché | avions péché | aurons péché | aurions péché | ayons péché | eussions péché | ||
| vous | avez péché | aviez péché | aurez péché | auriez péché | ayez péché | eussiez péché | ||
| ils | ont péché | avaient péché | auront péché | auraient péché | aient péché | eussent péché | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | péchai | eus péché | (tu) | pèche | Present | péchant | ||
| tu | péchas | eus péché | (nous) | péchons | Past | péché | ||
| il | pécha | eut péché | (vous) | péchez | Perfect | ayant péché | ||
| nous | péchâmes | eûmes péché | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | péchâtes | eûtes péché | (tu) | aie péché | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | péchèrent | eurent péché | (nous) | ayons péché | avoir péché | |||
| (vous) | ayez péché | |||||||
Pécher is a stem-changing verb (é to è).
Were you looking for the regular -er verb pêcher (to fish)?




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!
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