French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | suce | suçais | sucerai | sucerais | suce | suçasse | ||
| tu | suces | suçais | suceras | sucerais | suces | suçasses | ||
| il | suce | suçait | sucera | sucerait | suce | suçât | ||
| nous | suçons | sucions | sucerons | sucerions | sucions | suçassions | ||
| vous | sucez | suciez | sucerez | suceriez | suciez | suçassiez | ||
| ils | sucent | suçaient | suceront | suceraient | sucent | suçassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai sucé | avais sucé | aurai sucé | aurais sucé | aie sucé | eusse sucé | ||
| tu | as sucé | avais sucé | auras sucé | aurais sucé | aies sucé | eusses sucé | ||
| il | a sucé | avait sucé | aura sucé | aurait sucé | ait sucé | eût sucé | ||
| nous | avons sucé | avions sucé | aurons sucé | aurions sucé | ayons sucé | eussions sucé | ||
| vous | avez sucé | aviez sucé | aurez sucé | auriez sucé | ayez sucé | eussiez sucé | ||
| ils | ont sucé | avaient sucé | auront sucé | auraient sucé | aient sucé | eussent sucé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | suçai | eus sucé | (tu) | suce | Present | suçant | ||
| tu | suças | eus sucé | (nous) | suçons | Past | sucé | ||
| il | suça | eut sucé | (vous) | sucez | Perfect | ayant sucé | ||
| nous | suçâmes | eûmes sucé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | suçâtes | eûtes sucé | (tu) | aie sucé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | sucèrent | eurent sucé | (nous) | ayons sucé | avoir sucé | |||
| (vous) | ayez sucé | |||||||
Sucer is a spelling change verb (c to ç).



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