French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | plaisante | plaisantais | plaisanterai | plaisanterais | plaisante | plaisantasse | ||
| tu | plaisantes | plaisantais | plaisanteras | plaisanterais | plaisantes | plaisantasses | ||
| il | plaisante | plaisantait | plaisantera | plaisanterait | plaisante | plaisantât | ||
| nous | plaisantons | plaisantions | plaisanterons | plaisanterions | plaisantions | plaisantassions | ||
| vous | plaisantez | plaisantiez | plaisanterez | plaisanteriez | plaisantiez | plaisantassiez | ||
| ils | plaisantent | plaisantaient | plaisanteront | plaisanteraient | plaisantent | plaisantassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai plaisanté | avais plaisanté | aurai plaisanté | aurais plaisanté | aie plaisanté | eusse plaisanté | ||
| tu | as plaisanté | avais plaisanté | auras plaisanté | aurais plaisanté | aies plaisanté | eusses plaisanté | ||
| il | a plaisanté | avait plaisanté | aura plaisanté | aurait plaisanté | ait plaisanté | eût plaisanté | ||
| nous | avons plaisanté | avions plaisanté | aurons plaisanté | aurions plaisanté | ayons plaisanté | eussions plaisanté | ||
| vous | avez plaisanté | aviez plaisanté | aurez plaisanté | auriez plaisanté | ayez plaisanté | eussiez plaisanté | ||
| ils | ont plaisanté | avaient plaisanté | auront plaisanté | auraient plaisanté | aient plaisanté | eussent plaisanté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | plaisantai | eus plaisanté | (tu) | plaisante | Present | plaisantant | ||
| tu | plaisantas | eus plaisanté | (nous) | plaisantons | Past | plaisanté | ||
| il | plaisanta | eut plaisanté | (vous) | plaisantez | Perfect | ayant plaisanté | ||
| nous | plaisantâmes | eûmes plaisanté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | plaisantâtes | eûtes plaisanté | (tu) | aie plaisanté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | plaisantèrent | eurent plaisanté | (nous) | ayons plaisanté | avoir plaisanté | |||
| (vous) | ayez plaisanté | |||||||
Plaisanter is a regular -er verb.


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