French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | roue | rouais | rouerai | rouerais | roue | rouasse | ||
| tu | roues | rouais | roueras | rouerais | roues | rouasses | ||
| il | roue | rouait | rouera | rouerait | roue | rouât | ||
| nous | rouons | rouions | rouerons | rouerions | rouions | rouassions | ||
| vous | rouez | rouiez | rouerez | roueriez | rouiez | rouassiez | ||
| ils | rouent | rouaient | roueront | roueraient | rouent | rouassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai roué | avais roué | aurai roué | aurais roué | aie roué | eusse roué | ||
| tu | as roué | avais roué | auras roué | aurais roué | aies roué | eusses roué | ||
| il | a roué | avait roué | aura roué | aurait roué | ait roué | eût roué | ||
| nous | avons roué | avions roué | aurons roué | aurions roué | ayons roué | eussions roué | ||
| vous | avez roué | aviez roué | aurez roué | auriez roué | ayez roué | eussiez roué | ||
| ils | ont roué | avaient roué | auront roué | auraient roué | aient roué | eussent roué | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | rouai | eus roué | (tu) | roue | Present | rouant | ||
| tu | rouas | eus roué | (nous) | rouons | Past | roué | ||
| il | roua | eut roué | (vous) | rouez | Perfect | ayant roué | ||
| nous | rouâmes | eûmes roué | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | rouâtes | eûtes roué | (tu) | aie roué | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | rouèrent | eurent roué | (nous) | ayons roué | avoir roué | |||
| (vous) | ayez roué | |||||||
Rouer is a regular -er verb.




The mountain of French verb conjugations you have to learn can be overwhelming – even just in the classroom where you have plenty of time to think about the correct response. Once you start talking to people in the real world, trying to figure out the appropriate verb conjugation can leave you speechless – literally. So what’s the solution? Learn, then practice, practice, practice!
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