French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | tente | tentais | tenterai | tenterais | tente | tentasse | ||
| tu | tentes | tentais | tenteras | tenterais | tentes | tentasses | ||
| il | tente | tentait | tentera | tenterait | tente | tentât | ||
| nous | tentons | tentions | tenterons | tenterions | tentions | tentassions | ||
| vous | tentez | tentiez | tenterez | tenteriez | tentiez | tentassiez | ||
| ils | tentent | tentaient | tenteront | tenteraient | tentent | tentassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai tenté | avais tenté | aurai tenté | aurais tenté | aie tenté | eusse tenté | ||
| tu | as tenté | avais tenté | auras tenté | aurais tenté | aies tenté | eusses tenté | ||
| il | a tenté | avait tenté | aura tenté | aurait tenté | ait tenté | eût tenté | ||
| nous | avons tenté | avions tenté | aurons tenté | aurions tenté | ayons tenté | eussions tenté | ||
| vous | avez tenté | aviez tenté | aurez tenté | auriez tenté | ayez tenté | eussiez tenté | ||
| ils | ont tenté | avaient tenté | auront tenté | auraient tenté | aient tenté | eussent tenté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | tentai | eus tenté | (tu) | tente | Present | tentant | ||
| tu | tentas | eus tenté | (nous) | tentons | Past | tenté | ||
| il | tenta | eut tenté | (vous) | tentez | Perfect | ayant tenté | ||
| nous | tentâmes | eûmes tenté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | tentâtes | eûtes tenté | (tu) | aie tenté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | tentèrent | eurent tenté | (nous) | ayons tenté | avoir tenté | |||
| (vous) | ayez tenté | |||||||
Tenter is a regular -er verb.



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