French verbs tenses and modes
How do French verbs tenses and modes work? When to use what tense?
L'indicatif - the Indicative mode, the mode of statements
- Présent
- present tense - when
- Passé composé
- past tense - when
- past tense - how
- Imparfait: when and how
- Passé composé vs. imparfait
- Futur simple
- Passé proche
- Futur proche
- Futur antérieur
- Plus-que-parfait
- pluperfect
- Passé simple
L'impératif
- Present commands
Le conditionnel - Conditional mode, the mode of hypothesis and conditions
- Conditional mode
Le Subjonctif - Subjunctive, the mode of subjectivity, emotions, feelings,demands, wishes, hopes
- Present subjunctive - when
- Present subjunctive - how
- Avoiding the subjunctive mode- practice - premium
- Past subjunctive
- Imperfect subjunctive
- Pluperfect subjunctive
Les participes - Participles
L'infinitif - The infinitive mode
Related: French modes . Verbs conjugated .
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