French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | tourne | tournais | tournerai | tournerais | tourne | tournasse | ||
| tu | tournes | tournais | tourneras | tournerais | tournes | tournasses | ||
| il | tourne | tournait | tournera | tournerait | tourne | tournât | ||
| nous | tournons | tournions | tournerons | tournerions | tournions | tournassions | ||
| vous | tournez | tourniez | tournerez | tourneriez | tourniez | tournassiez | ||
| ils | tournent | tournaient | tourneront | tourneraient | tournent | tournassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai tourné | avais tourné | aurai tourné | aurais tourné | aie tourné | eusse tourné | ||
| tu | as tourné | avais tourné | auras tourné | aurais tourné | aies tourné | eusses tourné | ||
| il | a tourné | avait tourné | aura tourné | aurait tourné | ait tourné | eût tourné | ||
| nous | avons tourné | avions tourné | aurons tourné | aurions tourné | ayons tourné | eussions tourné | ||
| vous | avez tourné | aviez tourné | aurez tourné | auriez tourné | ayez tourné | eussiez tourné | ||
| ils | ont tourné | avaient tourné | auront tourné | auraient tourné | aient tourné | eussent tourné | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | tournai | eus tourné | (tu) | tourne | Present | tournant | ||
| tu | tournas | eus tourné | (nous) | tournons | Past | tourné | ||
| il | tourna | eut tourné | (vous) | tournez | Perfect | ayant tourné | ||
| nous | tournâmes | eûmes tourné | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | tournâtes | eûtes tourné | (tu) | aie tourné | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | tournèrent | eurent tourné | (nous) | ayons tourné | avoir tourné | |||
| (vous) | ayez tourné | |||||||
Tourner is a regular -er verb.
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