French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | tale | talais | talerai | talerais | tale | talasse | ||
| tu | tales | talais | taleras | talerais | tales | talasses | ||
| il | tale | talait | talera | talerait | tale | talât | ||
| nous | talons | talions | talerons | talerions | talions | talassions | ||
| vous | talez | taliez | talerez | taleriez | taliez | talassiez | ||
| ils | talent | talaient | taleront | taleraient | talent | talassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai talé | avais talé | aurai talé | aurais talé | aie talé | eusse talé | ||
| tu | as talé | avais talé | auras talé | aurais talé | aies talé | eusses talé | ||
| il | a talé | avait talé | aura talé | aurait talé | ait talé | eût talé | ||
| nous | avons talé | avions talé | aurons talé | aurions talé | ayons talé | eussions talé | ||
| vous | avez talé | aviez talé | aurez talé | auriez talé | ayez talé | eussiez talé | ||
| ils | ont talé | avaient talé | auront talé | auraient talé | aient talé | eussent talé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | talai | eus talé | (tu) | tale | Present | talant | ||
| tu | talas | eus talé | (nous) | talons | Past | talé | ||
| il | tala | eut talé | (vous) | talez | Perfect | ayant talé | ||
| nous | talâmes | eûmes talé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | talâtes | eûtes talé | (tu) | aie talé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | talèrent | eurent talé | (nous) | ayons talé | avoir talé | |||
| (vous) | ayez talé | |||||||
Taler is a regular -er verb.




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