French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | redoute | redoutais | redouterai | redouterais | redoute | redoutasse | ||
| tu | redoutes | redoutais | redouteras | redouterais | redoutes | redoutasses | ||
| il | redoute | redoutait | redoutera | redouterait | redoute | redoutât | ||
| nous | redoutons | redoutions | redouterons | redouterions | redoutions | redoutassions | ||
| vous | redoutez | redoutiez | redouterez | redouteriez | redoutiez | redoutassiez | ||
| ils | redoutent | redoutaient | redouteront | redouteraient | redoutent | redoutassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai redouté | avais redouté | aurai redouté | aurais redouté | aie redouté | eusse redouté | ||
| tu | as redouté | avais redouté | auras redouté | aurais redouté | aies redouté | eusses redouté | ||
| il | a redouté | avait redouté | aura redouté | aurait redouté | ait redouté | eût redouté | ||
| nous | avons redouté | avions redouté | aurons redouté | aurions redouté | ayons redouté | eussions redouté | ||
| vous | avez redouté | aviez redouté | aurez redouté | auriez redouté | ayez redouté | eussiez redouté | ||
| ils | ont redouté | avaient redouté | auront redouté | auraient redouté | aient redouté | eussent redouté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | redoutai | eus redouté | (tu) | redoute | Present | redoutant | ||
| tu | redoutas | eus redouté | (nous) | redoutons | Past | redouté | ||
| il | redouta | eut redouté | (vous) | redoutez | Perfect | ayant redouté | ||
| nous | redoutâmes | eûmes redouté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | redoutâtes | eûtes redouté | (tu) | aie redouté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | redoutèrent | eurent redouté | (nous) | ayons redouté | avoir redouté | |||
| (vous) | ayez redouté | |||||||
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