French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | vole | volais | volerai | volerais | vole | volasse | ||
| tu | voles | volais | voleras | volerais | voles | volasses | ||
| il | vole | volait | volera | volerait | vole | volât | ||
| nous | volons | volions | volerons | volerions | volions | volassions | ||
| vous | volez | voliez | volerez | voleriez | voliez | volassiez | ||
| ils | volent | volaient | voleront | voleraient | volent | volassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai volé | avais volé | aurai volé | aurais volé | aie volé | eusse volé | ||
| tu | as volé | avais volé | auras volé | aurais volé | aies volé | eusses volé | ||
| il | a volé | avait volé | aura volé | aurait volé | ait volé | eût volé | ||
| nous | avons volé | avions volé | aurons volé | aurions volé | ayons volé | eussions volé | ||
| vous | avez volé | aviez volé | aurez volé | auriez volé | ayez volé | eussiez volé | ||
| ils | ont volé | avaient volé | auront volé | auraient volé | aient volé | eussent volé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | volai | eus volé | (tu) | vole | Present | volant | ||
| tu | volas | eus volé | (nous) | volons | Past | volé | ||
| il | vola | eut volé | (vous) | volez | Perfect | ayant volé | ||
| nous | volâmes | eûmes volé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | volâtes | eûtes volé | (tu) | aie volé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | volèrent | eurent volé | (nous) | ayons volé | avoir volé | |||
| (vous) | ayez volé | |||||||
Voler is a regular -er verb.



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