French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | prononce | prononçais | prononcerai | prononcerais | prononce | prononçasse | ||
| tu | prononces | prononçais | prononceras | prononcerais | prononces | prononçasses | ||
| il | prononce | prononçait | prononcera | prononcerait | prononce | prononçât | ||
| nous | prononçons | prononcions | prononcerons | prononcerions | prononcions | prononçassions | ||
| vous | prononcez | prononciez | prononcerez | prononceriez | prononciez | prononçassiez | ||
| ils | prononcent | prononçaient | prononceront | prononceraient | prononcent | prononçassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai prononcé | avais prononcé | aurai prononcé | aurais prononcé | aie prononcé | eusse prononcé | ||
| tu | as prononcé | avais prononcé | auras prononcé | aurais prononcé | aies prononcé | eusses prononcé | ||
| il | a prononcé | avait prononcé | aura prononcé | aurait prononcé | ait prononcé | eût prononcé | ||
| nous | avons prononcé | avions prononcé | aurons prononcé | aurions prononcé | ayons prononcé | eussions prononcé | ||
| vous | avez prononcé | aviez prononcé | aurez prononcé | auriez prononcé | ayez prononcé | eussiez prononcé | ||
| ils | ont prononcé | avaient prononcé | auront prononcé | auraient prononcé | aient prononcé | eussent prononcé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | prononçai | eus prononcé | (tu) | prononce | Present | prononçant | ||
| tu | prononças | eus prononcé | (nous) | prononçons | Past | prononcé | ||
| il | prononça | eut prononcé | (vous) | prononcez | Perfect | ayant prononcé | ||
| nous | prononçâmes | eûmes prononcé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | prononçâtes | eûtes prononcé | (tu) | aie prononcé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | prononcèrent | eurent prononcé | (nous) | ayons prononcé | avoir prononcé | |||
| (vous) | ayez prononcé | |||||||
Prononcer is a spelling change verb (c to ç).




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