French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | salue | saluais | saluerai | saluerais | salue | saluasse | ||
| tu | salues | saluais | salueras | saluerais | salues | saluasses | ||
| il | salue | saluait | saluera | saluerait | salue | saluât | ||
| nous | saluons | saluions | saluerons | saluerions | saluions | saluassions | ||
| vous | saluez | saluiez | saluerez | salueriez | saluiez | saluassiez | ||
| ils | saluent | saluaient | salueront | salueraient | saluent | saluassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai salué | avais salué | aurai salué | aurais salué | aie salué | eusse salué | ||
| tu | as salué | avais salué | auras salué | aurais salué | aies salué | eusses salué | ||
| il | a salué | avait salué | aura salué | aurait salué | ait salué | eût salué | ||
| nous | avons salué | avions salué | aurons salué | aurions salué | ayons salué | eussions salué | ||
| vous | avez salué | aviez salué | aurez salué | auriez salué | ayez salué | eussiez salué | ||
| ils | ont salué | avaient salué | auront salué | auraient salué | aient salué | eussent salué | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | saluai | eus salué | (tu) | salue | Present | saluant | ||
| tu | saluas | eus salué | (nous) | saluons | Past | salué | ||
| il | salua | eut salué | (vous) | saluez | Perfect | ayant salué | ||
| nous | saluâmes | eûmes salué | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | saluâtes | eûtes salué | (tu) | aie salué | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | saluèrent | eurent salué | (nous) | ayons salué | avoir salué | |||
| (vous) | ayez salué | |||||||
Saluer is a regular -er verb.


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