French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | retire | retirais | retirerai | retirerais | retire | retirasse | ||
| tu | retires | retirais | retireras | retirerais | retires | retirasses | ||
| il | retire | retirait | retirera | retirerait | retire | retirât | ||
| nous | retirons | retirions | retirerons | retirerions | retirions | retirassions | ||
| vous | retirez | retiriez | retirerez | retireriez | retiriez | retirassiez | ||
| ils | retirent | retiraient | retireront | retireraient | retirent | retirassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai retiré | avais retiré | aurai retiré | aurais retiré | aie retiré | eusse retiré | ||
| tu | as retiré | avais retiré | auras retiré | aurais retiré | aies retiré | eusses retiré | ||
| il | a retiré | avait retiré | aura retiré | aurait retiré | ait retiré | eût retiré | ||
| nous | avons retiré | avions retiré | aurons retiré | aurions retiré | ayons retiré | eussions retiré | ||
| vous | avez retiré | aviez retiré | aurez retiré | auriez retiré | ayez retiré | eussiez retiré | ||
| ils | ont retiré | avaient retiré | auront retiré | auraient retiré | aient retiré | eussent retiré | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | retirai | eus retiré | (tu) | retire | Present | retirant | ||
| tu | retiras | eus retiré | (nous) | retirons | Past | retiré | ||
| il | retira | eut retiré | (vous) | retirez | Perfect | ayant retiré | ||
| nous | retirâmes | eûmes retiré | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | retirâtes | eûtes retiré | (tu) | aie retiré | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | retirèrent | eurent retiré | (nous) | ayons retiré | avoir retiré | |||
| (vous) | ayez retiré | |||||||
Retirer is a regular -er verb.

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