French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | sape | sapais | saperai | saperais | sape | sapasse | ||
| tu | sapes | sapais | saperas | saperais | sapes | sapasses | ||
| il | sape | sapait | sapera | saperait | sape | sapât | ||
| nous | sapons | sapions | saperons | saperions | sapions | sapassions | ||
| vous | sapez | sapiez | saperez | saperiez | sapiez | sapassiez | ||
| ils | sapent | sapaient | saperont | saperaient | sapent | sapassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai sapé | avais sapé | aurai sapé | aurais sapé | aie sapé | eusse sapé | ||
| tu | as sapé | avais sapé | auras sapé | aurais sapé | aies sapé | eusses sapé | ||
| il | a sapé | avait sapé | aura sapé | aurait sapé | ait sapé | eût sapé | ||
| nous | avons sapé | avions sapé | aurons sapé | aurions sapé | ayons sapé | eussions sapé | ||
| vous | avez sapé | aviez sapé | aurez sapé | auriez sapé | ayez sapé | eussiez sapé | ||
| ils | ont sapé | avaient sapé | auront sapé | auraient sapé | aient sapé | eussent sapé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | sapai | eus sapé | (tu) | sape | Present | sapant | ||
| tu | sapas | eus sapé | (nous) | sapons | Past | sapé | ||
| il | sapa | eut sapé | (vous) | sapez | Perfect | ayant sapé | ||
| nous | sapâmes | eûmes sapé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | sapâtes | eûtes sapé | (tu) | aie sapé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | sapèrent | eurent sapé | (nous) | ayons sapé | avoir sapé | |||
| (vous) | ayez sapé | |||||||
Saper is a regular -er verb.



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