French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | termine | terminais | terminerai | terminerais | termine | terminasse | ||
| tu | termines | terminais | termineras | terminerais | termines | terminasses | ||
| il | termine | terminait | terminera | terminerait | termine | terminât | ||
| nous | terminons | terminions | terminerons | terminerions | terminions | terminassions | ||
| vous | terminez | terminiez | terminerez | termineriez | terminiez | terminassiez | ||
| ils | terminent | terminaient | termineront | termineraient | terminent | terminassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai terminé | avais terminé | aurai terminé | aurais terminé | aie terminé | eusse terminé | ||
| tu | as terminé | avais terminé | auras terminé | aurais terminé | aies terminé | eusses terminé | ||
| il | a terminé | avait terminé | aura terminé | aurait terminé | ait terminé | eût terminé | ||
| nous | avons terminé | avions terminé | aurons terminé | aurions terminé | ayons terminé | eussions terminé | ||
| vous | avez terminé | aviez terminé | aurez terminé | auriez terminé | ayez terminé | eussiez terminé | ||
| ils | ont terminé | avaient terminé | auront terminé | auraient terminé | aient terminé | eussent terminé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | terminai | eus terminé | (tu) | termine | Present | terminant | ||
| tu | terminas | eus terminé | (nous) | terminons | Past | terminé | ||
| il | termina | eut terminé | (vous) | terminez | Perfect | ayant terminé | ||
| nous | terminâmes | eûmes terminé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | terminâtes | eûtes terminé | (tu) | aie terminé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | terminèrent | eurent terminé | (nous) | ayons terminé | avoir terminé | |||
| (vous) | ayez terminé | |||||||
Terminer is a regular -er verb.



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