French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | perturbe | perturbais | perturberai | perturberais | perturbe | perturbasse | ||
| tu | perturbes | perturbais | perturberas | perturberais | perturbes | perturbasses | ||
| il | perturbe | perturbait | perturbera | perturberait | perturbe | perturbât | ||
| nous | perturbons | perturbions | perturberons | perturberions | perturbions | perturbassions | ||
| vous | perturbez | perturbiez | perturberez | perturberiez | perturbiez | perturbassiez | ||
| ils | perturbent | perturbaient | perturberont | perturberaient | perturbent | perturbassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai perturbé | avais perturbé | aurai perturbé | aurais perturbé | aie perturbé | eusse perturbé | ||
| tu | as perturbé | avais perturbé | auras perturbé | aurais perturbé | aies perturbé | eusses perturbé | ||
| il | a perturbé | avait perturbé | aura perturbé | aurait perturbé | ait perturbé | eût perturbé | ||
| nous | avons perturbé | avions perturbé | aurons perturbé | aurions perturbé | ayons perturbé | eussions perturbé | ||
| vous | avez perturbé | aviez perturbé | aurez perturbé | auriez perturbé | ayez perturbé | eussiez perturbé | ||
| ils | ont perturbé | avaient perturbé | auront perturbé | auraient perturbé | aient perturbé | eussent perturbé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | perturbai | eus perturbé | (tu) | perturbe | Present | perturbant | ||
| tu | perturbas | eus perturbé | (nous) | perturbons | Past | perturbé | ||
| il | perturba | eut perturbé | (vous) | perturbez | Perfect | ayant perturbé | ||
| nous | perturbâmes | eûmes perturbé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | perturbâtes | eûtes perturbé | (tu) | aie perturbé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | perturbèrent | eurent perturbé | (nous) | ayons perturbé | avoir perturbé | |||
| (vous) | ayez perturbé | |||||||
Perturber is a regular -er verb.



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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