French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | tombe | tombais | tomberai | tomberais | tombe | tombasse | ||
| tu | tombes | tombais | tomberas | tomberais | tombes | tombasses | ||
| il | tombe | tombait | tombera | tomberait | tombe | tombât | ||
| nous | tombons | tombions | tomberons | tomberions | tombions | tombassions | ||
| vous | tombez | tombiez | tomberez | tomberiez | tombiez | tombassiez | ||
| ils | tombent | tombaient | tomberont | tomberaient | tombent | tombassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| je / j’ | suis tombé | étais tombé | serai tombé | serais tombé | sois tombé | fusse tombé | ||
| tu | es tombé | étais tombé | seras tombé | serais tombé | sois tombé | fusses tombé | ||
| il | est tombé | était tombé | sera tombé | serait tombé | soit tombé | fût tombé | ||
| nous | sommes tombés | étions tombés | serons tombés | serions tombés | soyons tombés | fussions tombés | ||
| vous | êtes tombé(s) | étiez tombé(s) | serez tombé(s) | seriez tombé(s) | soyez tombé(s) | fussiez tombé(s) | ||
| ils | sont tombés | étaient tombés | seront tombés | seraient tombés | soient tombés | fussent tombés | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je | tombai | fus tombé | (tu) | tombe | Present | tombant | ||
| tu | tombas | fus tombé | (nous) | tombons | Past | tombé | ||
| il | tomba | fut tombé | (vous) | tombez | Perfect | étant tombé | ||
| nous | tombâmes | fûmes tombés | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | tombâtes | fûtes tombé(s) | (tu) | sois tombé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | tombèrent | furent tombés | (nous) | soyons tombés | être tombé | |||
| (vous) | soyez tombé(s) | |||||||
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Tomber is a regular -er verb that needs the auxiliary verb être in compound tenses.
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