French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | renifle | reniflais | reniflerai | reniflerais | renifle | reniflasse | ||
| tu | renifles | reniflais | renifleras | reniflerais | renifles | reniflasses | ||
| il | renifle | reniflait | reniflera | reniflerait | renifle | reniflât | ||
| nous | reniflons | reniflions | reniflerons | reniflerions | reniflions | reniflassions | ||
| vous | reniflez | renifliez | reniflerez | renifleriez | renifliez | reniflassiez | ||
| ils | reniflent | reniflaient | renifleront | renifleraient | reniflent | reniflassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai reniflé | avais reniflé | aurai reniflé | aurais reniflé | aie reniflé | eusse reniflé | ||
| tu | as reniflé | avais reniflé | auras reniflé | aurais reniflé | aies reniflé | eusses reniflé | ||
| il | a reniflé | avait reniflé | aura reniflé | aurait reniflé | ait reniflé | eût reniflé | ||
| nous | avons reniflé | avions reniflé | aurons reniflé | aurions reniflé | ayons reniflé | eussions reniflé | ||
| vous | avez reniflé | aviez reniflé | aurez reniflé | auriez reniflé | ayez reniflé | eussiez reniflé | ||
| ils | ont reniflé | avaient reniflé | auront reniflé | auraient reniflé | aient reniflé | eussent reniflé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | reniflai | eus reniflé | (tu) | renifle | Present | reniflant | ||
| tu | reniflas | eus reniflé | (nous) | reniflons | Past | reniflé | ||
| il | renifla | eut reniflé | (vous) | reniflez | Perfect | ayant reniflé | ||
| nous | reniflâmes | eûmes reniflé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | reniflâtes | eûtes reniflé | (tu) | aie reniflé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | reniflèrent | eurent reniflé | (nous) | ayons reniflé | avoir reniflé | |||
| (vous) | ayez reniflé | |||||||
Renifler is a regular -er verb.



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