French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | ruine | ruinais | ruinerai | ruinerais | ruine | ruinasse | ||
| tu | ruines | ruinais | ruineras | ruinerais | ruines | ruinasses | ||
| il | ruine | ruinait | ruinera | ruinerait | ruine | ruinât | ||
| nous | ruinons | ruinions | ruinerons | ruinerions | ruinions | ruinassions | ||
| vous | ruinez | ruiniez | ruinerez | ruineriez | ruiniez | ruinassiez | ||
| ils | ruinent | ruinaient | ruineront | ruineraient | ruinent | ruinassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai ruiné | avais ruiné | aurai ruiné | aurais ruiné | aie ruiné | eusse ruiné | ||
| tu | as ruiné | avais ruiné | auras ruiné | aurais ruiné | aies ruiné | eusses ruiné | ||
| il | a ruiné | avait ruiné | aura ruiné | aurait ruiné | ait ruiné | eût ruiné | ||
| nous | avons ruiné | avions ruiné | aurons ruiné | aurions ruiné | ayons ruiné | eussions ruiné | ||
| vous | avez ruiné | aviez ruiné | aurez ruiné | auriez ruiné | ayez ruiné | eussiez ruiné | ||
| ils | ont ruiné | avaient ruiné | auront ruiné | auraient ruiné | aient ruiné | eussent ruiné | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | ruinai | eus ruiné | (tu) | ruine | Present | ruinant | ||
| tu | ruinas | eus ruiné | (nous) | ruinons | Past | ruiné | ||
| il | ruina | eut ruiné | (vous) | ruinez | Perfect | ayant ruiné | ||
| nous | ruinâmes | eûmes ruiné | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | ruinâtes | eûtes ruiné | (tu) | aie ruiné | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | ruinèrent | eurent ruiné | (nous) | ayons ruiné | avoir ruiné | |||
| (vous) | ayez ruiné | |||||||
Ruiner is a regular -er verb.




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