French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | saute | sautais | sauterai | sauterais | saute | sautasse | ||
| tu | sautes | sautais | sauteras | sauterais | sautes | sautasses | ||
| il | saute | sautait | sautera | sauterait | saute | sautât | ||
| nous | sautons | sautions | sauterons | sauterions | sautions | sautassions | ||
| vous | sautez | sautiez | sauterez | sauteriez | sautiez | sautassiez | ||
| ils | sautent | sautaient | sauteront | sauteraient | sautent | sautassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai sauté | avais sauté | aurai sauté | aurais sauté | aie sauté | eusse sauté | ||
| tu | as sauté | avais sauté | auras sauté | aurais sauté | aies sauté | eusses sauté | ||
| il | a sauté | avait sauté | aura sauté | aurait sauté | ait sauté | eût sauté | ||
| nous | avons sauté | avions sauté | aurons sauté | aurions sauté | ayons sauté | eussions sauté | ||
| vous | avez sauté | aviez sauté | aurez sauté | auriez sauté | ayez sauté | eussiez sauté | ||
| ils | ont sauté | avaient sauté | auront sauté | auraient sauté | aient sauté | eussent sauté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | sautai | eus sauté | (tu) | saute | Present | sautant | ||
| tu | sautas | eus sauté | (nous) | sautons | Past | sauté | ||
| il | sauta | eut sauté | (vous) | sautez | Perfect | ayant sauté | ||
| nous | sautâmes | eûmes sauté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | sautâtes | eûtes sauté | (tu) | aie sauté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | sautèrent | eurent sauté | (nous) | ayons sauté | avoir sauté | |||
| (vous) | ayez sauté | |||||||
Sauter is a regular -er verb.




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