French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | sonne | sonnais | sonnerai | sonnerais | sonne | sonnasse | ||
| tu | sonnes | sonnais | sonneras | sonnerais | sonnes | sonnasses | ||
| il | sonne | sonnait | sonnera | sonnerait | sonne | sonnât | ||
| nous | sonnons | sonnions | sonnerons | sonnerions | sonnions | sonnassions | ||
| vous | sonnez | sonniez | sonnerez | sonneriez | sonniez | sonnassiez | ||
| ils | sonnent | sonnaient | sonneront | sonneraient | sonnent | sonnassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai sonné | avais sonné | aurai sonné | aurais sonné | aie sonné | eusse sonné | ||
| tu | as sonné | avais sonné | auras sonné | aurais sonné | aies sonné | eusses sonné | ||
| il | a sonné | avait sonné | aura sonné | aurait sonné | ait sonné | eût sonné | ||
| nous | avons sonné | avions sonné | aurons sonné | aurions sonné | ayons sonné | eussions sonné | ||
| vous | avez sonné | aviez sonné | aurez sonné | auriez sonné | ayez sonné | eussiez sonné | ||
| ils | ont sonné | avaient sonné | auront sonné | auraient sonné | aient sonné | eussent sonné | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | sonnai | eus sonné | (tu) | sonne | Present | sonnant | ||
| tu | sonnas | eus sonné | (nous) | sonnons | Past | sonné | ||
| il | sonna | eut sonné | (vous) | sonnez | Perfect | ayant sonné | ||
| nous | sonnâmes | eûmes sonné | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | sonnâtes | eûtes sonné | (tu) | aie sonné | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | sonnèrent | eurent sonné | (nous) | ayons sonné | avoir sonné | |||
| (vous) | ayez sonné | |||||||
Sonner is a regular -er verb.



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