French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | zézaie zézaye |
zézayais | zézaierai zézayerai |
zézaierais zézayerais |
zézaie zézaye |
zézayasse | ||
| tu | zézaies zézayes |
zézayais | zézaieras zézayeras |
zézaierais zézayerais |
zézaies zézayes |
zézayasses | ||
| il | zézaie zézaye |
zézayait | zézaiera zézayera |
zézaierait zézayerait |
zézaie zézaye |
zézayât | ||
| nous | zézayons | zézayions | zézaierons zézayerons |
zézaierions zézayerions |
zézayions | zézayassions | ||
| vous | zézayez | zézayiez | zézaierez zézayerez |
zézaieriez zézayeriez |
zézayiez | zézayassiez | ||
| ils | zézaient zézayent |
zézayaient | zézaieront zézayeront |
zézaieraient zézayeraient |
zézaient zézayent |
zézayassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai zézayé | avais zézayé | aurai zézayé | aurais zézayé | aie zézayé | eusse zézayé | ||
| tu | as zézayé | avais zézayé | auras zézayé | aurais zézayé | aies zézayé | eusses zézayé | ||
| il | a zézayé | avait zézayé | aura zézayé | aurait zézayé | ait zézayé | eût zézayé | ||
| nous | avons zézayé | avions zézayé | aurons zézayé | aurions zézayé | ayons zézayé | eussions zézayé | ||
| vous | avez zézayé | aviez zézayé | aurez zézayé | auriez zézayé | ayez zézayé | eussiez zézayé | ||
| ils | ont zézayé | avaient zézayé | auront zézayé | auraient zézayé | aient zézayé | eussent zézayé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | zézayai | eus zézayé | (tu) | zézaie / zézaye | Present | zézayant | ||
| tu | zézayas | eus zézayé | (nous) | zézayons | Past | zézayé | ||
| il | zézaya | eut zézayé | (vous) | zézayez | Perfect | ayant zézayé | ||
| nous | zézayâmes | eûmes zézayé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | zézayâtes | eûtes zézayé | (tu) | aie zézayé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | zézayèrent | eurent zézayé | (nous) | ayons zézayé | avoir zézayé | |||
| (vous) | ayez zézayé | |||||||
Zézayer is a stem-changing verb (y to i).




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