French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | tonds | tondais | tondrai | tondrais | tonde | tondisse | ||
| tu | tonds | tondais | tondras | tondrais | tondes | tondisses | ||
| il | tond | tondait | tondra | tondrait | tonde | tondît | ||
| nous | tondons | tondions | tondrons | tondrions | tondions | tondissions | ||
| vous | tondez | tondiez | tondrez | tondriez | tondiez | tondissiez | ||
| ils | tondent | tondaient | tondront | tondraient | tondent | tondissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai tondu | avais tondu | aurai tondu | aurais tondu | aie tondu | eusse tondu | ||
| tu | as tondu | avais tondu | auras tondu | aurais tondu | aies tondu | eusses tondu | ||
| il | a tondu | avait tondu | aura tondu | aurait tondu | ait tondu | eût tondu | ||
| nous | avons tondu | avions tondu | aurons tondu | aurions tondu | ayons tondu | eussions tondu | ||
| vous | avez tondu | aviez tondu | aurez tondu | auriez tondu | ayez tondu | eussiez tondu | ||
| ils | ont tondu | avaient tondu | auront tondu | auraient tondu | aient tondu | eussent tondu | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | tondis | eus tondu | (tu) | tonds | Present | tondant | ||
| tu | tondis | eus tondu | (nous) | tondons | Past | tondu | ||
| il | tondit | eut tondu | (vous) | tondez | Perfect | ayant tondu | ||
| nous | tondîmes | eûmes tondu | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | tondîtes | eûtes tondu | (tu) | aie tondu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | tondirent | eurent tondu | (nous) | ayons tondu | avoir tondu | |||
| (vous) | ayez tondu | |||||||
Tondre is a regular -re verb.




The mountain of French verb conjugations you have to learn can be overwhelming – even just in the classroom where you have plenty of time to think about the correct response. Once you start talking to people in the real world, trying to figure out the appropriate verb conjugation can leave you speechless – literally. So what’s the solution? Learn, then practice, practice, practice!
Inverting subjects and verbs is easy enough – vous voyez => voyez-vous, but where do object, adverbial, and reflexive pronouns go? And what about negation? Take a look at this lesson to learn about all the possibilities.
Magnetic poetry is a fun little tool you can use to learn and practice French. 500 magnets with words and parts of words help you to express yourself in a unique and creative way.