French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | pense | pensais | penserai | penserais | pense | pensasse | ||
| tu | penses | pensais | penseras | penserais | penses | pensasses | ||
| il | pense | pensait | pensera | penserait | pense | pensât | ||
| nous | pensons | pensions | penserons | penserions | pensions | pensassions | ||
| vous | pensez | pensiez | penserez | penseriez | pensiez | pensassiez | ||
| ils | pensent | pensaient | penseront | penseraient | pensent | pensassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai pensé | avais pensé | aurai pensé | aurais pensé | aie pensé | eusse pensé | ||
| tu | as pensé | avais pensé | auras pensé | aurais pensé | aies pensé | eusses pensé | ||
| il | a pensé | avait pensé | aura pensé | aurait pensé | ait pensé | eût pensé | ||
| nous | avons pensé | avions pensé | aurons pensé | aurions pensé | ayons pensé | eussions pensé | ||
| vous | avez pensé | aviez pensé | aurez pensé | auriez pensé | ayez pensé | eussiez pensé | ||
| ils | ont pensé | avaient pensé | auront pensé | auraient pensé | aient pensé | eussent pensé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | pensai | eus pensé | (tu) | pense | Present | pensant | ||
| tu | pensas | eus pensé | (nous) | pensons | Past | pensé | ||
| il | pensa | eut pensé | (vous) | pensez | Perfect | ayant pensé | ||
| nous | pensâmes | eûmes pensé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | pensâtes | eûtes pensé | (tu) | aie pensé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | pensèrent | eurent pensé | (nous) | ayons pensé | avoir pensé | |||
| (vous) | ayez pensé | |||||||
Penser is a regular -er verb.
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Jouer is a regular -er French verb that can be a bit confusing when it comes time to decide which preposition should follow. Here’s everything you need to know.

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When a word ending in a normally silent consonant is followed by a vowel or h muet, that consonant might be transferred onto the next word. This is called a liaison and it’s one of the aspects of French pronunciation that can make it difficult to determine where one word ends and the next begins.