French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | triche | trichais | tricherai | tricherais | triche | trichasse | ||
| tu | triches | trichais | tricheras | tricherais | triches | trichasses | ||
| il | triche | trichait | trichera | tricherait | triche | trichât | ||
| nous | trichons | trichions | tricherons | tricherions | trichions | trichassions | ||
| vous | trichez | trichiez | tricherez | tricheriez | trichiez | trichassiez | ||
| ils | trichent | trichaient | tricheront | tricheraient | trichent | trichassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai triché | avais triché | aurai triché | aurais triché | aie triché | eusse triché | ||
| tu | as triché | avais triché | auras triché | aurais triché | aies triché | eusses triché | ||
| il | a triché | avait triché | aura triché | aurait triché | ait triché | eût triché | ||
| nous | avons triché | avions triché | aurons triché | aurions triché | ayons triché | eussions triché | ||
| vous | avez triché | aviez triché | aurez triché | auriez triché | ayez triché | eussiez triché | ||
| ils | ont triché | avaient triché | auront triché | auraient triché | aient triché | eussent triché | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | trichai | eus triché | (tu) | triche | Present | trichant | ||
| tu | trichas | eus triché | (nous) | trichons | Past | triché | ||
| il | tricha | eut triché | (vous) | trichez | Perfect | ayant triché | ||
| nous | trichâmes | eûmes triché | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | trichâtes | eûtes triché | (tu) | aie triché | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | trichèrent | eurent triché | (nous) | ayons triché | avoir triché | |||
| (vous) | ayez triché | |||||||
Tricher is a regular -er verb.



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