French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | saborde | sabordais | saborderai | saborderais | saborde | sabordasse | ||
| tu | sabordes | sabordais | saborderas | saborderais | sabordes | sabordasses | ||
| il | saborde | sabordait | sabordera | saborderait | saborde | sabordât | ||
| nous | sabordons | sabordions | saborderons | saborderions | sabordions | sabordassions | ||
| vous | sabordez | sabordiez | saborderez | saborderiez | sabordiez | sabordassiez | ||
| ils | sabordent | sabordaient | saborderont | saborderaient | sabordent | sabordassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai sabordé | avais sabordé | aurai sabordé | aurais sabordé | aie sabordé | eusse sabordé | ||
| tu | as sabordé | avais sabordé | auras sabordé | aurais sabordé | aies sabordé | eusses sabordé | ||
| il | a sabordé | avait sabordé | aura sabordé | aurait sabordé | ait sabordé | eût sabordé | ||
| nous | avons sabordé | avions sabordé | aurons sabordé | aurions sabordé | ayons sabordé | eussions sabordé | ||
| vous | avez sabordé | aviez sabordé | aurez sabordé | auriez sabordé | ayez sabordé | eussiez sabordé | ||
| ils | ont sabordé | avaient sabordé | auront sabordé | auraient sabordé | aient sabordé | eussent sabordé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | sabordai | eus sabordé | (tu) | saborde | Present | sabordant | ||
| tu | sabordas | eus sabordé | (nous) | sabordons | Past | sabordé | ||
| il | saborda | eut sabordé | (vous) | sabordez | Perfect | ayant sabordé | ||
| nous | sabordâmes | eûmes sabordé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | sabordâtes | eûtes sabordé | (tu) | aie sabordé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | sabordèrent | eurent sabordé | (nous) | ayons sabordé | avoir sabordé | |||
| (vous) | ayez sabordé | |||||||
Saborder is a regular -er verb.




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