French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | zozote | zozotais | zozoterai | zozoterais | zozote | zozotasse | ||
| tu | zozotes | zozotais | zozoteras | zozoterais | zozotes | zozotasses | ||
| il | zozote | zozotait | zozotera | zozoterait | zozote | zozotât | ||
| nous | zozotons | zozotions | zozoterons | zozoterions | zozotions | zozotassions | ||
| vous | zozotez | zozotiez | zozoterez | zozoteriez | zozotiez | zozotassiez | ||
| ils | zozotent | zozotaient | zozoteront | zozoteraient | zozotent | zozotassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai zozoté | avais zozoté | aurai zozoté | aurais zozoté | aie zozoté | eusse zozoté | ||
| tu | as zozoté | avais zozoté | auras zozoté | aurais zozoté | aies zozoté | eusses zozoté | ||
| il | a zozoté | avait zozoté | aura zozoté | aurait zozoté | ait zozoté | eût zozoté | ||
| nous | avons zozoté | avions zozoté | aurons zozoté | aurions zozoté | ayons zozoté | eussions zozoté | ||
| vous | avez zozoté | aviez zozoté | aurez zozoté | auriez zozoté | ayez zozoté | eussiez zozoté | ||
| ils | ont zozoté | avaient zozoté | auront zozoté | auraient zozoté | aient zozoté | eussent zozoté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | zozotai | eus zozoté | (tu) | zozote | Present | zozotant | ||
| tu | zozotas | eus zozoté | (nous) | zozotons | Past | zozoté | ||
| il | zozota | eut zozoté | (vous) | zozotez | Perfect | ayant zozoté | ||
| nous | zozotâmes | eûmes zozoté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | zozotâtes | eûtes zozoté | (tu) | aie zozoté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | zozotèrent | eurent zozoté | (nous) | ayons zozoté | avoir zozoté | |||
| (vous) | ayez zozoté | |||||||
Zozoter is a regular -er verb.

The passé composé is the most important French past tense, and just to make things interesting, it has three possible English equivalents.


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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