French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | plais | plaisais | plairai | plairais | plaise | plusse | ||
| tu | plais | plaisais | plairas | plairais | plaises | plusses | ||
| il | plaît | plaisait | plaira | plairait | plaise | plût | ||
| nous | plaisons | plaisions | plairons | plairions | plaisions | plussions | ||
| vous | plaisez | plaisiez | plairez | plairiez | plaisiez | plussiez | ||
| ils | plaisent | plaisaient | plairont | plairaient | plaisent | plussent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| je / j’ | ai plu | avais plu | aurai plu | aurais plu | aie plu | eusse plu | ||
| tu | as plu | avais plu | auras plu | aurais plu | aies plu | eusses plu | ||
| il | a plu | avait plu | aura plu | aurait plu | ait plu | eût plu | ||
| nous | avons plu | avions plu | aurons plu | aurions plu | ayons plu | eussions plu | ||
| vous | avez plu | aviez plu | aurez plu | auriez plu | ayez plu | eussiez plu | ||
| ils | ont plu | avaient plu | auront plu | auraient plu | aient plu | eussent plu | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | plus | eus plu | (tu) | plais | Present | plaisant | ||
| tu | plus | eus plu | (nous) | plaisons | Past | plu | ||
| il | plut | eut plu | (vous) | plaisez | Perfect | ayant plu | ||
| nous | plûmes | eûmes plu | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | plûtes | eûtes plu | (tu) | aie plu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | plurent | eurent plu | (nous) | ayons plu | avoir plu | |||
| (vous) | ayez plu | |||||||
Plaire is an irregular -re verb.



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