French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | traite | traitais | traiterai | traiterais | traite | traitasse | ||
| tu | traites | traitais | traiteras | traiterais | traites | traitasses | ||
| il | traite | traitait | traitera | traiterait | traite | traitât | ||
| nous | traitons | traitions | traiterons | traiterions | traitions | traitassions | ||
| vous | traitez | traitiez | traiterez | traiteriez | traitiez | traitassiez | ||
| ils | traitent | traitaient | traiteront | traiteraient | traitent | traitassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai traité | avais traité | aurai traité | aurais traité | aie traité | eusse traité | ||
| tu | as traité | avais traité | auras traité | aurais traité | aies traité | eusses traité | ||
| il | a traité | avait traité | aura traité | aurait traité | ait traité | eût traité | ||
| nous | avons traité | avions traité | aurons traité | aurions traité | ayons traité | eussions traité | ||
| vous | avez traité | aviez traité | aurez traité | auriez traité | ayez traité | eussiez traité | ||
| ils | ont traité | avaient traité | auront traité | auraient traité | aient traité | eussent traité | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | traitai | eus traité | (tu) | traite | Present | traitant | ||
| tu | traitas | eus traité | (nous) | traitons | Past | traité | ||
| il | traita | eut traité | (vous) | traitez | Perfect | ayant traité | ||
| nous | traitâmes | eûmes traité | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | traitâtes | eûtes traité | (tu) | aie traité | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | traitèrent | eurent traité | (nous) | ayons traité | avoir traité | |||
| (vous) | ayez traité | |||||||
Traiter is a regular -er 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!
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