French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | plébiscite | plébiscitais | plébisciterai | plébisciterais | plébiscite | plébiscitasse | ||
| tu | plébiscites | plébiscitais | plébisciteras | plébisciterais | plébiscites | plébiscitasses | ||
| il | plébiscite | plébiscitait | plébiscitera | plébisciterait | plébiscite | plébiscitât | ||
| nous | plébiscitons | plébiscitions | plébisciterons | plébisciterions | plébiscitions | plébiscitassions | ||
| vous | plébiscitez | plébiscitiez | plébisciterez | plébisciteriez | plébiscitiez | plébiscitassiez | ||
| ils | plébiscitent | plébiscitaient | plébisciteront | plébisciteraient | plébiscitent | plébiscitassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai plébiscité | avais plébiscité | aurai plébiscité | aurais plébiscité | aie plébiscité | eusse plébiscité | ||
| tu | as plébiscité | avais plébiscité | auras plébiscité | aurais plébiscité | aies plébiscité | eusses plébiscité | ||
| il | a plébiscité | avait plébiscité | aura plébiscité | aurait plébiscité | ait plébiscité | eût plébiscité | ||
| nous | avons plébiscité | avions plébiscité | aurons plébiscité | aurions plébiscité | ayons plébiscité | eussions plébiscité | ||
| vous | avez plébiscité | aviez plébiscité | aurez plébiscité | auriez plébiscité | ayez plébiscité | eussiez plébiscité | ||
| ils | ont plébiscité | avaient plébiscité | auront plébiscité | auraient plébiscité | aient plébiscité | eussent plébiscité | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | plébiscitai | eus plébiscité | (tu) | plébiscite | Present | plébiscitant | ||
| tu | plébiscitas | eus plébiscité | (nous) | plébiscitons | Past | plébiscité | ||
| il | plébiscita | eut plébiscité | (vous) | plébiscitez | Perfect | ayant plébiscité | ||
| nous | plébiscitâmes | eûmes plébiscité | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | plébiscitâtes | eûtes plébiscité | (tu) | aie plébiscité | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | plébiscitèrent | eurent plébiscité | (nous) | ayons plébiscité | avoir plébiscité | |||
| (vous) | ayez plébiscité | |||||||
Plébisciter is a regular -er verb.

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