French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | retraite | retraitais | retraiterai | retraiterais | retraite | retraitasse | ||
| tu | retraites | retraitais | retraiteras | retraiterais | retraites | retraitasses | ||
| il | retraite | retraitait | retraitera | retraiterait | retraite | retraitât | ||
| nous | retraitons | retraitions | retraiterons | retraiterions | retraitions | retraitassions | ||
| vous | retraitez | retraitiez | retraiterez | retraiteriez | retraitiez | retraitassiez | ||
| ils | retraitent | retraitaient | retraiteront | retraiteraient | retraitent | retraitassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai retraité | avais retraité | aurai retraité | aurais retraité | aie retraité | eusse retraité | ||
| tu | as retraité | avais retraité | auras retraité | aurais retraité | aies retraité | eusses retraité | ||
| il | a retraité | avait retraité | aura retraité | aurait retraité | ait retraité | eût retraité | ||
| nous | avons retraité | avions retraité | aurons retraité | aurions retraité | ayons retraité | eussions retraité | ||
| vous | avez retraité | aviez retraité | aurez retraité | auriez retraité | ayez retraité | eussiez retraité | ||
| ils | ont retraité | avaient retraité | auront retraité | auraient retraité | aient retraité | eussent retraité | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | retraitai | eus retraité | (tu) | retraite | Present | retraitant | ||
| tu | retraitas | eus retraité | (nous) | retraitons | Past | retraité | ||
| il | retraita | eut retraité | (vous) | retraitez | Perfect | ayant retraité | ||
| nous | retraitâmes | eûmes retraité | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | retraitâtes | eûtes retraité | (tu) | aie retraité | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | retraitèrent | eurent retraité | (nous) | ayons retraité | avoir retraité | |||
| (vous) | ayez retraité | |||||||
Retraiter is a regular -er verb.



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