French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | rafraîchis | rafraîchissais | rafraîchirai | rafraîchirais | rafraîchisse | rafraîchisse | ||
| tu | rafraîchis | rafraîchissais | rafraîchiras | rafraîchirais | rafraîchisses | rafraîchisses | ||
| il | rafraîchit | rafraîchissait | rafraîchira | rafraîchirait | rafraîchisse | rafraîchît | ||
| nous | rafraîchissons | rafraîchissions | rafraîchirons | rafraîchirions | rafraîchissions | rafraîchissions | ||
| vous | rafraîchissez | rafraîchissiez | rafraîchirez | rafraîchiriez | rafraîchissiez | rafraîchissiez | ||
| ils | rafraîchissent | rafraîchissaient | rafraîchiront | rafraîchiraient | rafraîchissent | rafraîchissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai rafraîchi | avais rafraîchi | aurai rafraîchi | aurais rafraîchi | aie rafraîchi | eusse rafraîchi | ||
| tu | as rafraîchi | avais rafraîchi | auras rafraîchi | aurais rafraîchi | aies rafraîchi | eusses rafraîchi | ||
| il | a rafraîchi | avait rafraîchi | aura rafraîchi | aurait rafraîchi | ait rafraîchi | eût rafraîchi | ||
| nous | avons rafraîchi | avions rafraîchi | aurons rafraîchi | aurions rafraîchi | ayons rafraîchi | eussions rafraîchi | ||
| vous | avez rafraîchi | aviez rafraîchi | aurez rafraîchi | auriez rafraîchi | ayez rafraîchi | eussiez rafraîchi | ||
| ils | ont rafraîchi | avaient rafraîchi | auront rafraîchi | auraient rafraîchi | aient rafraîchi | eussent rafraîchi | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | rafraîchis | eus rafraîchi | (tu) | rafraîchis | Present | rafraîchissant | ||
| tu | rafraîchis | eus rafraîchi | (nous) | rafraîchissons | Past | rafraîchi | ||
| il | rafraîchit | eut rafraîchi | (vous) | rafraîchissez | Perfect | ayant rafraîchi | ||
| nous | rafraîchîmes | eûmes rafraîchi | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | rafraîchîtes | eûtes rafraîchi | (tu) | aie rafraîchi | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | rafraîchirent | eurent rafraîchi | (nous) | ayons rafraîchi | avoir rafraîchi | |||
| (vous) | ayez rafraîchi | |||||||
Rafraîchir is a regular -ir 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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