French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | refais | refaisais | referai | referais | refasse | refisse | ||
| tu | refais | refaisais | referas | referais | refasses | refisses | ||
| il | refait | refaisait | refera | referait | refasse | refît | ||
| nous | refaisons | refaisions | referons | referions | refassions | refissions | ||
| vous | refaites | refaisiez | referez | referiez | refassiez | refissiez | ||
| ils | refont | refaisaient | referont | referaient | refassent | refissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| je / j’ | ai refait | avais refait | aurai refait | aurais refait | aie refait | eusse refait | ||
| tu | as refait | avais refait | auras refait | aurais refait | aies refait | eusses refait | ||
| il | a refait | avait refait | aura refait | aurait refait | ait refait | eût refait | ||
| nous | avons refait | avions refait | aurons refait | aurions refait | ayons refait | eussions refait | ||
| vous | avez refait | aviez refait | aurez refait | auriez refait | ayez refait | eussiez refait | ||
| ils | ont refait | avaient refait | auront refait | auraient refait | aient refait | eussent refait | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | refis | eus refait | (tu) | refais | Present | refaisant | ||
| tu | refis | eus refait | (nous) | refaisons | Past | refait | ||
| il | refit | eut refait | (vous) | refaites | Perfect | ayant refait | ||
| nous | refîmes | eûmes refait | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | refîtes | eûtes refait | (tu) | aie refait | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | refirent | eurent refait | (nous) | ayons refait | avoir refait | |||
| (vous) | ayez refait | |||||||
Refaire is an irregular -re verb.

The passé composé is the most important French past tense, and just to make things interesting, it has three possible English equivalents.


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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