French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | saupoudre | saupoudrais | saupoudrerai | saupoudrerais | saupoudre | saupoudrasse | ||
| tu | saupoudres | saupoudrais | saupoudreras | saupoudrerais | saupoudres | saupoudrasses | ||
| il | saupoudre | saupoudrait | saupoudrera | saupoudrerait | saupoudre | saupoudrât | ||
| nous | saupoudrons | saupoudrions | saupoudrerons | saupoudrerions | saupoudrions | saupoudrassions | ||
| vous | saupoudrez | saupoudriez | saupoudrerez | saupoudreriez | saupoudriez | saupoudrassiez | ||
| ils | saupoudrent | saupoudraient | saupoudreront | saupoudreraient | saupoudrent | saupoudrassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai saupoudré | avais saupoudré | aurai saupoudré | aurais saupoudré | aie saupoudré | eusse saupoudré | ||
| tu | as saupoudré | avais saupoudré | auras saupoudré | aurais saupoudré | aies saupoudré | eusses saupoudré | ||
| il | a saupoudré | avait saupoudré | aura saupoudré | aurait saupoudré | ait saupoudré | eût saupoudré | ||
| nous | avons saupoudré | avions saupoudré | aurons saupoudré | aurions saupoudré | ayons saupoudré | eussions saupoudré | ||
| vous | avez saupoudré | aviez saupoudré | aurez saupoudré | auriez saupoudré | ayez saupoudré | eussiez saupoudré | ||
| ils | ont saupoudré | avaient saupoudré | auront saupoudré | auraient saupoudré | aient saupoudré | eussent saupoudré | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | saupoudrai | eus saupoudré | (tu) | saupoudre | Present | saupoudrant | ||
| tu | saupoudras | eus saupoudré | (nous) | saupoudrons | Past | saupoudré | ||
| il | saupoudra | eut saupoudré | (vous) | saupoudrez | Perfect | ayant saupoudré | ||
| nous | saupoudrâmes | eûmes saupoudré | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | saupoudrâtes | eûtes saupoudré | (tu) | aie saupoudré | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | saupoudrèrent | eurent saupoudré | (nous) | ayons saupoudré | avoir saupoudré | |||
| (vous) | ayez saupoudré | |||||||
Saupoudrer is a regular -er verb.

Knowing whether to use the passé composé or imparfait is particularly difficult when translating certain verbs into French. Very broadly speaking, the imperfect is equivalent to was/were + ___ing, but some English verbs are not often used in this form. So when translating was, had, and liked into French, you have to think about the meaning in order to decide which tense to use.
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