French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | sèche | séchais | sécherai sècherai |
sécherais sècherais |
sèche | séchasse | ||
| tu | sèches | séchais | sécheras sècheras |
sécherais sècherais |
sèches | séchasses | ||
| il | sèche | séchait | séchera sèchera |
sécherait sècherais |
sèche | séchât | ||
| nous | séchons | séchions | sécherons sècherons |
sécherions sècherions |
séchions | séchassions | ||
| vous | séchez | séchiez | sécherez sècherez |
sécheriez sècheriez |
séchiez | séchassiez | ||
| ils | sèchent | séchaient | sécheront sècheront |
sécheraient sècheraient |
sèchent | séchassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai séché | avais séché | aurai séché | aurais séché | aie séché | eusse séché | ||
| tu | as séché | avais séché | auras séché | aurais séché | aies séché | eusses séché | ||
| il | a séché | avait séché | aura séché | aurait séché | ait séché | eût séché | ||
| nous | avons séché | avions séché | aurons séché | aurions séché | ayons séché | eussions séché | ||
| vous | avez séché | aviez séché | aurez séché | auriez séché | ayez séché | eussiez séché | ||
| ils | ont séché | avaient séché | auront séché | auraient séché | aient séché | eussent séché | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | séchai | eus séché | (tu) | sèche | Present | séchant | ||
| tu | séchas | eus séché | (nous) | séchons | Past | séché | ||
| il | sécha | eut séché | (vous) | séchez | Perfect | ayant séché | ||
| nous | séchâmes | eûmes séché | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | séchâtes | eûtes séché | (tu) | aie séché | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | séchèrent | eurent séché | (nous) | ayons séché | avoir séché | |||
| (vous) | ayez séché | |||||||
Sécher is a stem-changing verb (é to è).
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