French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | recule | reculais | reculerai | reculerais | recule | reculasse | ||
| tu | recules | reculais | reculeras | reculerais | recules | reculasses | ||
| il | recule | reculait | reculera | reculerait | recule | reculât | ||
| nous | reculons | reculions | reculerons | reculerions | reculions | reculassions | ||
| vous | reculez | reculiez | reculerez | reculeriez | reculiez | reculassiez | ||
| ils | reculent | reculaient | reculeront | reculeraient | reculent | reculassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai reculé | avais reculé | aurai reculé | aurais reculé | aie reculé | eusse reculé | ||
| tu | as reculé | avais reculé | auras reculé | aurais reculé | aies reculé | eusses reculé | ||
| il | a reculé | avait reculé | aura reculé | aurait reculé | ait reculé | eût reculé | ||
| nous | avons reculé | avions reculé | aurons reculé | aurions reculé | ayons reculé | eussions reculé | ||
| vous | avez reculé | aviez reculé | aurez reculé | auriez reculé | ayez reculé | eussiez reculé | ||
| ils | ont reculé | avaient reculé | auront reculé | auraient reculé | aient reculé | eussent reculé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | reculai | eus reculé | (tu) | recule | Present | reculant | ||
| tu | reculas | eus reculé | (nous) | reculons | Past | reculé | ||
| il | recula | eut reculé | (vous) | reculez | Perfect | ayant reculé | ||
| nous | reculâmes | eûmes reculé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | reculâtes | eûtes reculé | (tu) | aie reculé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | reculèrent | eurent reculé | (nous) | ayons reculé | avoir reculé | |||
| (vous) | ayez reculé | |||||||
Reculer is a regular -er verb.




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