French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | regrette | regrettais | regretterai | regretterais | regrette | regrettasse | ||
| tu | regrettes | regrettais | regretteras | regretterais | regrettes | regrettasses | ||
| il | regrette | regrettait | regrettera | regretterait | regrette | regrettât | ||
| nous | regrettons | regrettions | regretterons | regretterions | regrettions | regrettassions | ||
| vous | regrettez | regrettiez | regretterez | regretteriez | regrettiez | regrettassiez | ||
| ils | regrettent | regrettaient | regretteront | regretteraient | regrettent | regrettassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai regretté | avais regretté | aurai regretté | aurais regretté | aie regretté | eusse regretté | ||
| tu | as regretté | avais regretté | auras regretté | aurais regretté | aies regretté | eusses regretté | ||
| il | a regretté | avait regretté | aura regretté | aurait regretté | ait regretté | eût regretté | ||
| nous | avons regretté | avions regretté | aurons regretté | aurions regretté | ayons regretté | eussions regretté | ||
| vous | avez regretté | aviez regretté | aurez regretté | auriez regretté | ayez regretté | eussiez regretté | ||
| ils | ont regretté | avaient regretté | auront regretté | auraient regretté | aient regretté | eussent regretté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | regrettai | eus regretté | (tu) | regrette | Present | regrettant | ||
| tu | regrettas | eus regretté | (nous) | regrettons | Past | regretté | ||
| il | regretta | eut regretté | (vous) | regrettez | Perfect | ayant regretté | ||
| nous | regrettâmes | eûmes regretté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | regrettâtes | eûtes regretté | (tu) | aie regretté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | regrettèrent | eurent regretté | (nous) | ayons regretté | avoir regretté | |||
| (vous) | ayez regretté | |||||||
Regretter is a regular -er verb.




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