French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | trace | traçais | tracerai | tracerais | trace | traçasse | ||
| tu | traces | traçais | traceras | tracerais | traces | traçasses | ||
| il | trace | traçait | tracera | tracerait | trace | traçât | ||
| nous | traçons | tracions | tracerons | tracerions | tracions | traçassions | ||
| vous | tracez | traciez | tracerez | traceriez | traciez | traçassiez | ||
| ils | tracent | traçaient | traceront | traceraient | tracent | traçassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai tracé | avais tracé | aurai tracé | aurais tracé | aie tracé | eusse tracé | ||
| tu | as tracé | avais tracé | auras tracé | aurais tracé | aies tracé | eusses tracé | ||
| il | a tracé | avait tracé | aura tracé | aurait tracé | ait tracé | eût tracé | ||
| nous | avons tracé | avions tracé | aurons tracé | aurions tracé | ayons tracé | eussions tracé | ||
| vous | avez tracé | aviez tracé | aurez tracé | auriez tracé | ayez tracé | eussiez tracé | ||
| ils | ont tracé | avaient tracé | auront tracé | auraient tracé | aient tracé | eussent tracé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | traçai | eus tracé | (tu) | trace | Present | traçant | ||
| tu | traças | eus tracé | (nous) | traçons | Past | tracé | ||
| il | traça | eut tracé | (vous) | tracez | Perfect | ayant tracé | ||
| nous | traçâmes | eûmes tracé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | traçâtes | eûtes tracé | (tu) | aie tracé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | tracèrent | eurent tracé | (nous) | ayons tracé | avoir tracé | |||
| (vous) | ayez tracé | |||||||
Tracer is a spelling change verb (c to ç).




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