French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | pique | piquais | piquerai | piquerais | pique | piquasse | ||
| tu | piques | piquais | piqueras | piquerais | piques | piquasses | ||
| il | pique | piquait | piquera | piquerait | pique | piquât | ||
| nous | piquons | piquions | piquerons | piquerions | piquions | piquassions | ||
| vous | piquez | piquiez | piquerez | piqueriez | piquiez | piquassiez | ||
| ils | piquent | piquaient | piqueront | piqueraient | piquent | piquassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai piqué | avais piqué | aurai piqué | aurais piqué | aie piqué | eusse piqué | ||
| tu | as piqué | avais piqué | auras piqué | aurais piqué | aies piqué | eusses piqué | ||
| il | a piqué | avait piqué | aura piqué | aurait piqué | ait piqué | eût piqué | ||
| nous | avons piqué | avions piqué | aurons piqué | aurions piqué | ayons piqué | eussions piqué | ||
| vous | avez piqué | aviez piqué | aurez piqué | auriez piqué | ayez piqué | eussiez piqué | ||
| ils | ont piqué | avaient piqué | auront piqué | auraient piqué | aient piqué | eussent piqué | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | piquai | eus piqué | (tu) | pique | Present | piquant | ||
| tu | piquas | eus piqué | (nous) | piquons | Past | piqué | ||
| il | piqua | eut piqué | (vous) | piquez | Perfect | ayant piqué | ||
| nous | piquâmes | eûmes piqué | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | piquâtes | eûtes piqué | (tu) | aie piqué | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | piquèrent | eurent piqué | (nous) | ayons piqué | avoir piqué | |||
| (vous) | ayez piqué | |||||||
Piquer is a regular -er verb.

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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.