French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | râle | râlais | râlerai | râlerais | râle | râlasse | ||
| tu | râles | râlais | râleras | râlerais | râles | râlasses | ||
| il | râle | râlait | râlera | râlerait | râle | râlât | ||
| nous | râlons | râlions | râlerons | râlerions | râlions | râlassions | ||
| vous | râlez | râliez | râlerez | râleriez | râliez | râlassiez | ||
| ils | râlent | râlaient | râleront | râleraient | râlent | râlassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai râlé | avais râlé | aurai râlé | aurais râlé | aie râlé | eusse râlé | ||
| tu | as râlé | avais râlé | auras râlé | aurais râlé | aies râlé | eusses râlé | ||
| il | a râlé | avait râlé | aura râlé | aurait râlé | ait râlé | eût râlé | ||
| nous | avons râlé | avions râlé | aurons râlé | aurions râlé | ayons râlé | eussions râlé | ||
| vous | avez râlé | aviez râlé | aurez râlé | auriez râlé | ayez râlé | eussiez râlé | ||
| ils | ont râlé | avaient râlé | auront râlé | auraient râlé | aient râlé | eussent râlé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | râlai | eus râlé | (tu) | râle | Present | râlant | ||
| tu | râlas | eus râlé | (nous) | râlons | Past | râlé | ||
| il | râla | eut râlé | (vous) | râlez | Perfect | ayant râlé | ||
| nous | râlâmes | eûmes râlé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | râlâtes | eûtes râlé | (tu) | aie râlé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | râlèrent | eurent râlé | (nous) | ayons râlé | avoir râlé | |||
| (vous) | ayez râlé | |||||||
Râler is a regular -er verb.




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