French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | prie | priais | prierai | prierais | prie | priasse | ||
| tu | pries | priais | prieras | prierais | pries | priasses | ||
| il | prie | priait | priera | prierait | prie | priât | ||
| nous | prions | priions | prierons | prierions | priions | priassions | ||
| vous | priez | priiez | prierez | prieriez | priiez | priassiez | ||
| ils | prient | priaient | prieront | prieraient | prient | priassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai prié | avais prié | aurai prié | aurais prié | aie prié | eusse prié | ||
| tu | as prié | avais prié | auras prié | aurais prié | aies prié | eusses prié | ||
| il | a prié | avait prié | aura prié | aurait prié | ait prié | eût prié | ||
| nous | avons prié | avions prié | aurons prié | aurions prié | ayons prié | eussions prié | ||
| vous | avez prié | aviez prié | aurez prié | auriez prié | ayez prié | eussiez prié | ||
| ils | ont prié | avaient prié | auront prié | auraient prié | aient prié | eussent prié | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | priai | eus prié | (tu) | prie | Present | priant | ||
| tu | prias | eus prié | (nous) | prions | Past | prié | ||
| il | pria | eut prié | (vous) | priez | Perfect | ayant prié | ||
| nous | priâmes | eûmes prié | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | priâtes | eûtes prié | (tu) | aie prié | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | prièrent | eurent prié | (nous) | ayons prié | avoir prié | |||
| (vous) | ayez prié | |||||||
Prier is a regular -er verb (although it is slightly weird).



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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