French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | plaide | plaidais | plaiderai | plaiderais | plaide | plaidasse | ||
| tu | plaides | plaidais | plaideras | plaiderais | plaides | plaidasses | ||
| il | plaide | plaidait | plaidera | plaiderait | plaide | plaidât | ||
| nous | plaidons | plaidions | plaiderons | plaiderions | plaidions | plaidassions | ||
| vous | plaidez | plaidiez | plaiderez | plaideriez | plaidiez | plaidassiez | ||
| ils | plaident | plaidaient | plaideront | plaideraient | plaident | plaidassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai plaidé | avais plaidé | aurai plaidé | aurais plaidé | aie plaidé | eusse plaidé | ||
| tu | as plaidé | avais plaidé | auras plaidé | aurais plaidé | aies plaidé | eusses plaidé | ||
| il | a plaidé | avait plaidé | aura plaidé | aurait plaidé | ait plaidé | eût plaidé | ||
| nous | avons plaidé | avions plaidé | aurons plaidé | aurions plaidé | ayons plaidé | eussions plaidé | ||
| vous | avez plaidé | aviez plaidé | aurez plaidé | auriez plaidé | ayez plaidé | eussiez plaidé | ||
| ils | ont plaidé | avaient plaidé | auront plaidé | auraient plaidé | aient plaidé | eussent plaidé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | plaidai | eus plaidé | (tu) | plaide | Present | plaidant | ||
| tu | plaidas | eus plaidé | (nous) | plaidons | Past | plaidé | ||
| il | plaida | eut plaidé | (vous) | plaidez | Perfect | ayant plaidé | ||
| nous | plaidâmes | eûmes plaidé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | plaidâtes | eûtes plaidé | (tu) | aie plaidé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | plaidèrent | eurent plaidé | (nous) | ayons plaidé | avoir plaidé | |||
| (vous) | ayez plaidé | |||||||
Plaider is a regular -er verb.



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