French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | possède | possédais | posséderai possèderai |
posséderais possèderais |
possède | possédasse | ||
| tu | possèdes | possédais | posséderas possèderas |
posséderais possèderais |
possèdes | possédasses | ||
| il | possède | possédait | possédera possèdera |
posséderait possèderais |
possède | possédât | ||
| nous | possédons | possédions | posséderons possèderons |
posséderions possèderions |
possédions | possédassions | ||
| vous | possédez | possédiez | posséderez possèderez |
posséderiez possèderiez |
possédiez | possédassiez | ||
| ils | possèdent | possédaient | posséderont possèderont |
posséderaient possèderaient |
possèdent | possédassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai possédé | avais possédé | aurai possédé | aurais possédé | aie possédé | eusse possédé | ||
| tu | as possédé | avais possédé | auras possédé | aurais possédé | aies possédé | eusses possédé | ||
| il | a possédé | avait possédé | aura possédé | aurait possédé | ait possédé | eût possédé | ||
| nous | avons possédé | avions possédé | aurons possédé | aurions possédé | ayons possédé | eussions possédé | ||
| vous | avez possédé | aviez possédé | aurez possédé | auriez possédé | ayez possédé | eussiez possédé | ||
| ils | ont possédé | avaient possédé | auront possédé | auraient possédé | aient possédé | eussent possédé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | possédai | eus possédé | (tu) | possède | Present | possédant | ||
| tu | possédas | eus possédé | (nous) | possédons | Past | possédé | ||
| il | posséda | eut possédé | (vous) | possédez | Perfect | ayant possédé | ||
| nous | possédâmes | eûmes possédé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | possédâtes | eûtes possédé | (tu) | aie possédé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | possédèrent | eurent possédé | (nous) | ayons possédé | avoir possédé | |||
| (vous) | ayez possédé | |||||||
Posséder is a stem-changing verb (é to è).



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