French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | stoppe | stoppais | stopperai | stopperais | stoppe | stoppasse | ||
| tu | stoppes | stoppais | stopperas | stopperais | stoppes | stoppasses | ||
| il | stoppe | stoppait | stoppera | stopperait | stoppe | stoppât | ||
| nous | stoppons | stoppions | stopperons | stopperions | stoppions | stoppassions | ||
| vous | stoppez | stoppiez | stopperez | stopperiez | stoppiez | stoppassiez | ||
| ils | stoppent | stoppaient | stopperont | stopperaient | stoppent | stoppassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai stoppé | avais stoppé | aurai stoppé | aurais stoppé | aie stoppé | eusse stoppé | ||
| tu | as stoppé | avais stoppé | auras stoppé | aurais stoppé | aies stoppé | eusses stoppé | ||
| il | a stoppé | avait stoppé | aura stoppé | aurait stoppé | ait stoppé | eût stoppé | ||
| nous | avons stoppé | avions stoppé | aurons stoppé | aurions stoppé | ayons stoppé | eussions stoppé | ||
| vous | avez stoppé | aviez stoppé | aurez stoppé | auriez stoppé | ayez stoppé | eussiez stoppé | ||
| ils | ont stoppé | avaient stoppé | auront stoppé | auraient stoppé | aient stoppé | eussent stoppé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | stoppai | eus stoppé | (tu) | stoppe | Present | stoppant | ||
| tu | stoppas | eus stoppé | (nous) | stoppons | Past | stoppé | ||
| il | stoppa | eut stoppé | (vous) | stoppez | Perfect | ayant stoppé | ||
| nous | stoppâmes | eûmes stoppé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | stoppâtes | eûtes stoppé | (tu) | aie stoppé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | stoppèrent | eurent stoppé | (nous) | ayons stoppé | avoir stoppé | |||
| (vous) | ayez stoppé | |||||||
Stopper is a regular -er verb.

The passé composé is the most important French past tense, and just to make things interesting, it has three possible English equivalents.


The mountain of French verb conjugations you have to learn can be overwhelming – even just in the classroom where you have plenty of time to think about the correct response. Once you start talking to people in the real world, trying to figure out the appropriate verb conjugation can leave you speechless – literally. So what’s the solution? Learn, then practice, practice, practice!
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