French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | recycle | recyclais | recyclerai | recyclerais | recycle | recyclasse | ||
| tu | recycles | recyclais | recycleras | recyclerais | recycles | recyclasses | ||
| il | recycle | recyclait | recyclera | recyclerait | recycle | recyclât | ||
| nous | recyclons | recyclions | recyclerons | recyclerions | recyclions | recyclassions | ||
| vous | recyclez | recycliez | recyclerez | recycleriez | recycliez | recyclassiez | ||
| ils | recyclent | recyclaient | recycleront | recycleraient | recyclent | recyclassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai recyclé | avais recyclé | aurai recyclé | aurais recyclé | aie recyclé | eusse recyclé | ||
| tu | as recyclé | avais recyclé | auras recyclé | aurais recyclé | aies recyclé | eusses recyclé | ||
| il | a recyclé | avait recyclé | aura recyclé | aurait recyclé | ait recyclé | eût recyclé | ||
| nous | avons recyclé | avions recyclé | aurons recyclé | aurions recyclé | ayons recyclé | eussions recyclé | ||
| vous | avez recyclé | aviez recyclé | aurez recyclé | auriez recyclé | ayez recyclé | eussiez recyclé | ||
| ils | ont recyclé | avaient recyclé | auront recyclé | auraient recyclé | aient recyclé | eussent recyclé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | recyclai | eus recyclé | (tu) | recycle | Present | recyclant | ||
| tu | recyclas | eus recyclé | (nous) | recyclons | Past | recyclé | ||
| il | recycla | eut recyclé | (vous) | recyclez | Perfect | ayant recyclé | ||
| nous | recyclâmes | eûmes recyclé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | recyclâtes | eûtes recyclé | (tu) | aie recyclé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | recyclèrent | eurent recyclé | (nous) | ayons recyclé | avoir recyclé | |||
| (vous) | ayez recyclé | |||||||
Recycler is a regular -er verb.



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