Sembler – to seem

French Verb Conjugations

 PresentImperfectFutureConditionalSubjunctiveImperfect subj.
jesemblesemblaissembleraisembleraissemblesemblasse
tusemblessemblaissemblerassembleraissemblessemblasses
ilsemblesemblaitsemblerasembleraitsemblesemblât
noussemblonssemblionssembleronssemblerionssemblionssemblassions
voussemblezsembliezsemblerezsembleriezsembliez semblassiez
ilssemblentsemblaientsemblerontsembleraientsemblentsemblassent
       
 PassĂ© composĂ©Past perfectFuture perfectPast conditionalPast subjunctivePluperfect subj.
j’ai semblĂ©avais semblĂ©aurai semblĂ©aurais semblĂ©aie semblĂ©eusse semblĂ©
tuas sembléavais sembléauras sembléaurais sembléaies sembléeusses semblé
ila sembléavait sembléaura sembléaurait sembléait sembléeût semblé
nousavons sembléavions sembléaurons sembléaurions sembléayons sembléeussions semblé
vousavez sembléaviez sembléaurez sembléauriez sembléayez sembléeussiez semblé
ilsont sembléavaient sembléauront sembléauraient sembléaient sembléeussent semblé
       
 PassĂ© simplePast anteriorImperativeParticiples 
je / j’semblaieus semblĂ© (tu)semble Presentsemblant
tusemblaseus semblĂ© (nous)semblons PastsemblĂ©
ilsemblaeut semblĂ© (vous)semblez Perfectayant semblĂ©
noussemblâmeseĂ»mes semblĂ© Past imperative  
voussemblâteseĂ»tes semblĂ© (tu)aie semblĂ©Past infinitive
ilssemblèrenteurent semblĂ© (nous)ayons semblĂ© avoir semblĂ©
    (vous)ayez semblĂ©  

  Sembler is a regular -er verb.

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