French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | perce | perçais | percerai | percerais | perce | perçasse | ||
| tu | perces | perçais | perceras | percerais | perces | perçasses | ||
| il | perce | perçait | percera | percerait | perce | perçât | ||
| nous | perçons | percions | percerons | percerions | percions | perçassions | ||
| vous | percez | perciez | percerez | perceriez | perciez | perçassiez | ||
| ils | percent | perçaient | perceront | perceraient | percent | perçassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai percé | avais percé | aurai percé | aurais percé | aie percé | eusse percé | ||
| tu | as percé | avais percé | auras percé | aurais percé | aies percé | eusses percé | ||
| il | a percé | avait percé | aura percé | aurait percé | ait percé | eût percé | ||
| nous | avons percé | avions percé | aurons percé | aurions percé | ayons percé | eussions percé | ||
| vous | avez percé | aviez percé | aurez percé | auriez percé | ayez percé | eussiez percé | ||
| ils | ont percé | avaient percé | auront percé | auraient percé | aient percé | eussent percé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | perçai | eus percé | (tu) | perce | Present | perçant | ||
| tu | perças | eus percé | (nous) | perçons | Past | percé | ||
| il | perça | eut percé | (vous) | percez | Perfect | ayant percé | ||
| nous | perçâmes | eûmes percé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | perçâtes | eûtes percé | (tu) | aie percé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | percèrent | eurent percé | (nous) | ayons percé | avoir percé | |||
| (vous) | ayez percé | |||||||
Percer is a spelling change verb (c to ç).




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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