French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | pétille | pétillais | pétillerai | pétillerais | pétille | pétillasse | ||
| tu | pétilles | pétillais | pétilleras | pétillerais | pétilles | pétillasses | ||
| il | pétille | pétillait | pétillera | pétillerait | pétille | pétillât | ||
| nous | pétillons | pétillions | pétillerons | pétillerions | pétillions | pétillassions | ||
| vous | pétillez | pétilliez | pétillerez | pétilleriez | pétilliez | pétillassiez | ||
| ils | pétillent | pétillaient | pétilleront | pétilleraient | pétillent | pétillassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai pétillé | avais pétillé | aurai pétillé | aurais pétillé | aie pétillé | eusse pétillé | ||
| tu | as pétillé | avais pétillé | auras pétillé | aurais pétillé | aies pétillé | eusses pétillé | ||
| il | a pétillé | avait pétillé | aura pétillé | aurait pétillé | ait pétillé | eût pétillé | ||
| nous | avons pétillé | avions pétillé | aurons pétillé | aurions pétillé | ayons pétillé | eussions pétillé | ||
| vous | avez pétillé | aviez pétillé | aurez pétillé | auriez pétillé | ayez pétillé | eussiez pétillé | ||
| ils | ont pétillé | avaient pétillé | auront pétillé | auraient pétillé | aient pétillé | eussent pétillé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | pétillai | eus pétillé | (tu) | pétille | Present | pétillant | ||
| tu | pétillas | eus pétillé | (nous) | pétillons | Past | pétillé | ||
| il | pétilla | eut pétillé | (vous) | pétillez | Perfect | ayant pétillé | ||
| nous | pétillâmes | eûmes pétillé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | pétillâtes | eûtes pétillé | (tu) | aie pétillé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | pétillèrent | eurent pétillé | (nous) | ayons pétillé | avoir pétillé | |||
| (vous) | ayez pétillé | |||||||
Pétiller 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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