French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | trie | triais | trierai | trierais | trie | triasse | ||
| tu | tries | triais | trieras | trierais | tries | triasses | ||
| il | trie | triait | triera | trierait | trie | triât | ||
| nous | trions | triions | trierons | trierions | triions | triassions | ||
| vous | triez | triiez | trierez | trieriez | triiez | triassiez | ||
| ils | trient | triaient | trieront | trieraient | trient | triassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai trié | avais trié | aurai trié | aurais trié | aie trié | eusse trié | ||
| tu | as trié | avais trié | auras trié | aurais trié | aies trié | eusses trié | ||
| il | a trié | avait trié | aura trié | aurait trié | ait trié | eût trié | ||
| nous | avons trié | avions trié | aurons trié | aurions trié | ayons trié | eussions trié | ||
| vous | avez trié | aviez trié | aurez trié | auriez trié | ayez trié | eussiez trié | ||
| ils | ont trié | avaient trié | auront trié | auraient trié | aient trié | eussent trié | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | triai | eus trié | (tu) | trie | Present | triant | ||
| tu | trias | eus trié | (nous) | trions | Past | trié | ||
| il | tria | eut trié | (vous) | triez | Perfect | ayant trié | ||
| nous | triâmes | eûmes trié | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | triâtes | eûtes trié | (tu) | aie trié | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | trièrent | eurent trié | (nous) | ayons trié | avoir trié | |||
| (vous) | ayez trié | |||||||
Trier 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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