French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | tranche | tranchais | trancherai | trancherais | tranche | tranchasse | ||
| tu | tranches | tranchais | trancheras | trancherais | tranches | tranchasses | ||
| il | tranche | tranchait | tranchera | trancherait | tranche | tranchât | ||
| nous | tranchons | tranchions | trancherons | trancherions | tranchions | tranchassions | ||
| vous | tranchez | tranchiez | trancherez | trancheriez | tranchiez | tranchassiez | ||
| ils | tranchent | tranchaient | trancheront | trancheraient | tranchent | tranchassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai tranché | avais tranché | aurai tranché | aurais tranché | aie tranché | eusse tranché | ||
| tu | as tranché | avais tranché | auras tranché | aurais tranché | aies tranché | eusses tranché | ||
| il | a tranché | avait tranché | aura tranché | aurait tranché | ait tranché | eût tranché | ||
| nous | avons tranché | avions tranché | aurons tranché | aurions tranché | ayons tranché | eussions tranché | ||
| vous | avez tranché | aviez tranché | aurez tranché | auriez tranché | ayez tranché | eussiez tranché | ||
| ils | ont tranché | avaient tranché | auront tranché | auraient tranché | aient tranché | eussent tranché | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | tranchai | eus tranché | (tu) | tranche | Present | tranchant | ||
| tu | tranchas | eus tranché | (nous) | tranchons | Past | tranché | ||
| il | trancha | eut tranché | (vous) | tranchez | Perfect | ayant tranché | ||
| nous | tranchâmes | eûmes tranché | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | tranchâtes | eûtes tranché | (tu) | aie tranché | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | tranchèrent | eurent tranché | (nous) | ayons tranché | avoir tranché | |||
| (vous) | ayez tranché | |||||||
Trancher is a regular -er verb.



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