French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | retarde | retardais | retarderai | retarderais | retarde | retardasse | ||
| tu | retardes | retardais | retarderas | retarderais | retardes | retardasses | ||
| il | retarde | retardait | retardera | retarderait | retarde | retardât | ||
| nous | retardons | retardions | retarderons | retarderions | retardions | retardassions | ||
| vous | retardez | retardiez | retarderez | retarderiez | retardiez | retardassiez | ||
| ils | retardent | retardaient | retarderont | retarderaient | retardent | retardassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai retardé | avais retardé | aurai retardé | aurais retardé | aie retardé | eusse retardé | ||
| tu | as retardé | avais retardé | auras retardé | aurais retardé | aies retardé | eusses retardé | ||
| il | a retardé | avait retardé | aura retardé | aurait retardé | ait retardé | eût retardé | ||
| nous | avons retardé | avions retardé | aurons retardé | aurions retardé | ayons retardé | eussions retardé | ||
| vous | avez retardé | aviez retardé | aurez retardé | auriez retardé | ayez retardé | eussiez retardé | ||
| ils | ont retardé | avaient retardé | auront retardé | auraient retardé | aient retardé | eussent retardé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | retardai | eus retardé | (tu) | retarde | Present | retardant | ||
| tu | retardas | eus retardé | (nous) | retardons | Past | retardé | ||
| il | retarda | eut retardé | (vous) | retardez | Perfect | ayant retardé | ||
| nous | retardâmes | eûmes retardé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | retardâtes | eûtes retardé | (tu) | aie retardé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | retardèrent | eurent retardé | (nous) | ayons retardé | avoir retardé | |||
| (vous) | ayez retardé | |||||||
Retarder is a regular -er verb.
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