French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | potasse | potassais | potasserai | potasserais | potasse | potassasse | ||
| tu | potasses | potassais | potasseras | potasserais | potasses | potassasses | ||
| il | potasse | potassait | potassera | potasserait | potasse | potassât | ||
| nous | potassons | potassions | potasserons | potasserions | potassions | potassassions | ||
| vous | potassez | potassiez | potasserez | potasseriez | potassiez | potassassiez | ||
| ils | potassent | potassaient | potasseront | potasseraient | potassent | potassassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai potassé | avais potassé | aurai potassé | aurais potassé | aie potassé | eusse potassé | ||
| tu | as potassé | avais potassé | auras potassé | aurais potassé | aies potassé | eusses potassé | ||
| il | a potassé | avait potassé | aura potassé | aurait potassé | ait potassé | eût potassé | ||
| nous | avons potassé | avions potassé | aurons potassé | aurions potassé | ayons potassé | eussions potassé | ||
| vous | avez potassé | aviez potassé | aurez potassé | auriez potassé | ayez potassé | eussiez potassé | ||
| ils | ont potassé | avaient potassé | auront potassé | auraient potassé | aient potassé | eussent potassé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | potassai | eus potassé | (tu) | potasse | Present | potassant | ||
| tu | potassas | eus potassé | (nous) | potassons | Past | potassé | ||
| il | potassa | eut potassé | (vous) | potassez | Perfect | ayant potassé | ||
| nous | potassâmes | eûmes potassé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | potassâtes | eûtes potassé | (tu) | aie potassé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | potassèrent | eurent potassé | (nous) | ayons potassé | avoir potassé | |||
| (vous) | ayez potassé | |||||||
Potasser is a regular -er verb.

The passé composé is the most important French past tense, and just to make things interesting, it has three possible English equivalents.


The mountain of French verb conjugations you have to learn can be overwhelming – even just in the classroom where you have plenty of time to think about the correct response. Once you start talking to people in the real world, trying to figure out the appropriate verb conjugation can leave you speechless – literally. So what’s the solution? Learn, then practice, practice, practice!
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