French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | pince | pinçais | pincerai | pincerais | pince | pinçasse | ||
| tu | pinces | pinçais | pinceras | pincerais | pinces | pinçasses | ||
| il | pince | pinçait | pincera | pincerait | pince | pinçât | ||
| nous | pinçons | pincions | pincerons | pincerions | pincions | pinçassions | ||
| vous | pincez | pinciez | pincerez | pinceriez | pinciez | pinçassiez | ||
| ils | pincent | pinçaient | pinceront | pinceraient | pincent | pinçassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai pincé | avais pincé | aurai pincé | aurais pincé | aie pincé | eusse pincé | ||
| tu | as pincé | avais pincé | auras pincé | aurais pincé | aies pincé | eusses pincé | ||
| il | a pincé | avait pincé | aura pincé | aurait pincé | ait pincé | eût pincé | ||
| nous | avons pincé | avions pincé | aurons pincé | aurions pincé | ayons pincé | eussions pincé | ||
| vous | avez pincé | aviez pincé | aurez pincé | auriez pincé | ayez pincé | eussiez pincé | ||
| ils | ont pincé | avaient pincé | auront pincé | auraient pincé | aient pincé | eussent pincé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | pinçai | eus pincé | (tu) | pince | Present | pinçant | ||
| tu | pinças | eus pincé | (nous) | pinçons | Past | pincé | ||
| il | pinça | eut pincé | (vous) | pincez | Perfect | ayant pincé | ||
| nous | pinçâmes | eûmes pincé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | pinçâtes | eûtes pincé | (tu) | aie pincé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | pincèrent | eurent pincé | (nous) | ayons pincé | avoir pincé | |||
| (vous) | ayez pincé | |||||||
Pincer is a spelling change verb (c to ç).



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