French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | porte | portais | porterai | porterais | porte | portasse | ||
| tu | portes | portais | porteras | porterais | portes | portasses | ||
| il | porte | portait | portera | porterait | porte | portât | ||
| nous | portons | portions | porterons | porterions | portions | portassions | ||
| vous | portez | portiez | porterez | porteriez | portiez | portassiez | ||
| ils | portent | portaient | porteront | porteraient | portent | portassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai porté | avais porté | aurai porté | aurais porté | aie porté | eusse porté | ||
| tu | as porté | avais porté | auras porté | aurais porté | aies porté | eusses porté | ||
| il | a porté | avait porté | aura porté | aurait porté | ait porté | eût porté | ||
| nous | avons porté | avions porté | aurons porté | aurions porté | ayons porté | eussions porté | ||
| vous | avez porté | aviez porté | aurez porté | auriez porté | ayez porté | eussiez porté | ||
| ils | ont porté | avaient porté | auront porté | auraient porté | aient porté | eussent porté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | portai | eus porté | (tu) | porte | Present | portant | ||
| tu | portas | eus porté | (nous) | portons | Past | porté | ||
| il | porta | eut porté | (vous) | portez | Perfect | ayant porté | ||
| nous | portâmes | eûmes porté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | portâtes | eûtes porté | (tu) | aie porté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | portèrent | eurent porté | (nous) | ayons porté | avoir porté | |||
| (vous) | ayez porté | |||||||
Porter is a regular -er verb.
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N’importe literally means “no matter” or “(it) doesn’t matter.” This indefinite expression can precede an interrogative adjective, adverb, or pronoun when talking about something indefinite or non-specific.
