French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | songe | songeais | songerai | songerais | songe | songeasse | ||
| tu | songes | songeais | songeras | songerais | songes | songeasses | ||
| il | songe | songeait | songera | songerait | songe | songeât | ||
| nous | songeons | songions | songerons | songerions | songions | songeassions | ||
| vous | songez | songiez | songerez | songeriez | songiez | songeassiez | ||
| ils | songent | songeaient | songeront | songeraient | songent | songeassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai songé | avais songé | aurai songé | aurais songé | aie songé | eusse songé | ||
| tu | as songé | avais songé | auras songé | aurais songé | aies songé | eusses songé | ||
| il | a songé | avait songé | aura songé | aurait songé | ait songé | eût songé | ||
| nous | avons songé | avions songé | aurons songé | aurions songé | ayons songé | eussions songé | ||
| vous | avez songé | aviez songé | aurez songé | auriez songé | ayez songé | eussiez songé | ||
| ils | ont songé | avaient songé | auront songé | auraient songé | aient songé | eussent songé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | songeai | eus songé | (tu) | songe | Present | songeant | ||
| tu | songeas | eus songé | (nous) | songeons | Past | songé | ||
| il | songea | eut songé | (vous) | songez | Perfect | ayant songé | ||
| nous | songeâmes | eûmes songé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | songeâtes | eûtes songé | (tu) | aie songé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | songèrent | eurent songé | (nous) | ayons songé | avoir songé | |||
| (vous) | ayez songé | |||||||
Songer is a spelling change verb (g to ge).



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