French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | troue | trouais | trouerai | trouerais | troue | trouasse | ||
| tu | troues | trouais | troueras | trouerais | troues | trouasses | ||
| il | troue | trouait | trouera | trouerait | troue | trouât | ||
| nous | trouons | trouions | trouerons | trouerions | trouions | trouassions | ||
| vous | trouez | trouiez | trouerez | troueriez | trouiez | trouassiez | ||
| ils | trouent | trouaient | troueront | troueraient | trouent | trouassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai troué | avais troué | aurai troué | aurais troué | aie troué | eusse troué | ||
| tu | as troué | avais troué | auras troué | aurais troué | aies troué | eusses troué | ||
| il | a troué | avait troué | aura troué | aurait troué | ait troué | eût troué | ||
| nous | avons troué | avions troué | aurons troué | aurions troué | ayons troué | eussions troué | ||
| vous | avez troué | aviez troué | aurez troué | auriez troué | ayez troué | eussiez troué | ||
| ils | ont troué | avaient troué | auront troué | auraient troué | aient troué | eussent troué | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | trouai | eus troué | (tu) | troue | Present | trouant | ||
| tu | trouas | eus troué | (nous) | trouons | Past | troué | ||
| il | troua | eut troué | (vous) | trouez | Perfect | ayant troué | ||
| nous | trouâmes | eûmes troué | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | trouâtes | eûtes troué | (tu) | aie troué | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | trouèrent | eurent troué | (nous) | ayons troué | avoir troué | |||
| (vous) | ayez troué | |||||||
Trouer is a regular -er verb.




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