French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | soulève | soulevais | soulèverai | soulèverais | soulève | soulevasse | ||
| tu | soulèves | soulevais | soulèveras | soulèverais | soulèves | soulevasses | ||
| il | soulève | soulevait | soulèvera | soulèverait | soulève | soulevât | ||
| nous | soulevons | soulevions | soulèverons | soulèverions | soulevions | soulevassions | ||
| vous | soulevez | souleviez | soulèverez | soulèveriez | souleviez | soulevassiez | ||
| ils | soulèvent | soulevaient | soulèveront | soulèveraient | soulèvent | soulevassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai soulevé | avais soulevé | aurai soulevé | aurais soulevé | aie soulevé | eusse soulevé | ||
| tu | as soulevé | avais soulevé | auras soulevé | aurais soulevé | aies soulevé | eusses soulevé | ||
| il | a soulevé | avait soulevé | aura soulevé | aurait soulevé | ait soulevé | eût soulevé | ||
| nous | avons soulevé | avions soulevé | aurons soulevé | aurions soulevé | ayons soulevé | eussions soulevé | ||
| vous | avez soulevé | aviez soulevé | aurez soulevé | auriez soulevé | ayez soulevé | eussiez soulevé | ||
| ils | ont soulevé | avaient soulevé | auront soulevé | auraient soulevé | aient soulevé | eussent soulevé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | soulevai | eus soulevé | (tu) | soulève | Present | soulevant | ||
| tu | soulevas | eus soulevé | (nous) | soulevons | Past | soulevé | ||
| il | souleva | eut soulevé | (vous) | soulevez | Perfect | ayant soulevé | ||
| nous | soulevâmes | eûmes soulevé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | soulevâtes | eûtes soulevé | (tu) | aie soulevé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | soulevèrent | eurent soulevé | (nous) | ayons soulevé | avoir soulevé | |||
| (vous) | ayez soulevé | |||||||
Soulever is a stem-changing verb (e to è).
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