French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | secours | secourais | secourrai | secourrais | secoure | secourusse | ||
| tu | secours | secourais | secourras | secourrais | secoures | secourusses | ||
| il | secourt | secourait | secourra | secourrait | secoure | secourût | ||
| nous | secourons | secourions | secourrons | secourrions | secourions | secourussions | ||
| vous | secourez | secouriez | secourrez | secourriez | secouriez | secourussiez | ||
| ils | secourent | secouraient | secourront | secourraient | secourent | secourussent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai secouru | avais secouru | aurai secouru | aurais secouru | aie secouru | eusse secouru | ||
| tu | as secouru | avais secouru | auras secouru | aurais secouru | aies secouru | eusses secouru | ||
| il | a secouru | avait secouru | aura secouru | aurait secouru | ait secouru | eût secouru | ||
| nous | avons secouru | avions secouru | aurons secouru | aurions secouru | ayons secouru | eussions secouru | ||
| vous | avez secouru | aviez secouru | aurez secouru | auriez secouru | ayez secouru | eussiez secouru | ||
| ils | ont secouru | avaient secouru | auront secouru | auraient secouru | aient secouru | eussent secouru | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | secourus | eus secouru | (tu) | secours | Present | secourant | ||
| tu | secourus | eus secouru | (nous) | secourons | Past | secouru | ||
| il | secourut | eut secouru | (vous) | secourez | Perfect | ayant secouru | ||
| nous | secourûmes | eûmes secouru | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | secourûtes | eûtes secouru | (tu) | aie secouru | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | secoururent | eurent secouru | (nous) | ayons secouru | avoir secouru | |||
| (vous) | ayez secouru | |||||||
Secourir is an irregular -ir verb.



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