Simple Past Tense
The simple past tense is used in works of literature in place of the passécomposé and is never spoken. You most likely will never need to formthis tense, but you should be able to recognize it for reading purposes.
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-er (1st) |
-ir / -re (2nd) |
3rd conj. |
4th conj. |
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-ai |
-âmes |
-is |
-îmes |
-us |
-ûmes |
-ins |
-înmes |
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-as |
-âtes |
-is |
-îtes |
-us |
-ûtes |
-ins |
-întes |
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-a |
-èrent |
-it |
-irent |
-ut |
-urent |
-int |
-inrent |
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The first two conjugations are the endings for all regular verbs, and someirregular verbs. The following are the stems for irregular verbs sorted according to which conjugation they use:
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
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aller |
all- |
craindre |
craign- |
avoir |
e- |
tenir |
t- |
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dire |
d- |
connaître |
conn- |
venir |
v- |
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prendre |
pr- |
croire |
cr- |
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dormir |
dorm- |
devoir |
d- |
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écrire |
écriv- |
recevoir |
reç- |
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faire |
f- |
savoir |
s- |
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mettre |
m- |
vouloir |
voul- |
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voir |
v- |
être |
f- |
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lire |
l- |
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pouvoir |
p- |
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