French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | suspends | suspendais | suspendrai | suspendrais | suspende | suspendisse | ||
| tu | suspends | suspendais | suspendras | suspendrais | suspendes | suspendisses | ||
| il | suspend | suspendait | suspendra | suspendrait | suspende | suspendît | ||
| nous | suspendons | suspendions | suspendrons | suspendrions | suspendions | suspendissions | ||
| vous | suspendez | suspendiez | suspendrez | suspendriez | suspendiez | suspendissiez | ||
| ils | suspendent | suspendaient | suspendront | suspendraient | suspendent | suspendissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai suspendu | avais suspendu | aurai suspendu | aurais suspendu | aie suspendu | eusse suspendu | ||
| tu | as suspendu | avais suspendu | auras suspendu | aurais suspendu | aies suspendu | eusses suspendu | ||
| il | a suspendu | avait suspendu | aura suspendu | aurait suspendu | ait suspendu | eût suspendu | ||
| nous | avons suspendu | avions suspendu | aurons suspendu | aurions suspendu | ayons suspendu | eussions suspendu | ||
| vous | avez suspendu | aviez suspendu | aurez suspendu | auriez suspendu | ayez suspendu | eussiez suspendu | ||
| ils | ont suspendu | avaient suspendu | auront suspendu | auraient suspendu | aient suspendu | eussent suspendu | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | suspendis | eus suspendu | (tu) | suspends | Present | suspendant | ||
| tu | suspendis | eus suspendu | (nous) | suspendons | Past | suspendu | ||
| il | suspendit | eut suspendu | (vous) | suspendez | Perfect | ayant suspendu | ||
| nous | suspendîmes | eûmes suspendu | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | suspendîtes | eûtes suspendu | (tu) | aie suspendu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | suspendirent | eurent suspendu | (nous) | ayons suspendu | avoir suspendu | |||
| (vous) | ayez suspendu | |||||||
Suspendre is a regular -re verb.




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