French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | recopie | recopiais | recopierai | recopierais | recopie | recopiasse | ||
| tu | recopies | recopiais | recopieras | recopierais | recopies | recopiasses | ||
| il | recopie | recopiait | recopiera | recopierait | recopie | recopiât | ||
| nous | recopions | recopiions | recopierons | recopierions | recopiions | recopiassions | ||
| vous | recopiez | recopiiez | recopierez | recopieriez | recopiiez | recopiassiez | ||
| ils | recopient | recopiaient | recopieront | recopieraient | recopient | recopiassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai recopié | avais recopié | aurai recopié | aurais recopié | aie recopié | eusse recopié | ||
| tu | as recopié | avais recopié | auras recopié | aurais recopié | aies recopié | eusses recopié | ||
| il | a recopié | avait recopié | aura recopié | aurait recopié | ait recopié | eût recopié | ||
| nous | avons recopié | avions recopié | aurons recopié | aurions recopié | ayons recopié | eussions recopié | ||
| vous | avez recopié | aviez recopié | aurez recopié | auriez recopié | ayez recopié | eussiez recopié | ||
| ils | ont recopié | avaient recopié | auront recopié | auraient recopié | aient recopié | eussent recopié | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | recopiai | eus recopié | (tu) | recopie | Present | recopiant | ||
| tu | recopias | eus recopié | (nous) | recopions | Past | recopié | ||
| il | recopia | eut recopié | (vous) | recopiez | Perfect | ayant recopié | ||
| nous | recopiâmes | eûmes recopié | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | recopiâtes | eûtes recopié | (tu) | aie recopié | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | recopièrent | eurent recopié | (nous) | ayons recopié | avoir recopié | |||
| (vous) | ayez recopié | |||||||
Recopier 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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