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Conjugation of the French verb jouer

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb jouer, along with their English translations.



Verb phrases



InfinitiveScored
jouerto play

PresentScored
je joueI play
tu jouesyou play
il jouehe plays
elle joueshe plays
nous jouonswe play
vous jouezyou play
ils jouentthey play
elles jouentthey play

ImperfectScored
je jouaisI was playing
tu jouaisyou were playing
il jouaithe was playing
elle jouaitshe was playing
nous jouionswe were playing
vous jouiezyou were playing
ils jouaientthey were playing
elles jouaientthey were playing

Past Historic / Passé Simple
This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.
Scored
je jouaiI played
tu jouasyou played
il jouahe played
elle jouashe played
nous jouâmeswe played
vous jouâtesyou played
ils jouèrentthey played
elles jouèrentthey played

Passé ComposéScored
j'ai jouéI played
tu as jouéyou played
il a jouéhe played
elle a jouéshe played
nous avons jouéwe played
vous avez jouéyou played
ils ont jouéthey played
elles ont jouéthey played

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfaitScored
j'avais jouéI had played
tu avais jouéyou had played
il avait jouéhe had played
elle avait jouéshe had played
nous avions jouéwe had played
vous aviez jouéyou had played
ils avaient jouéthey had played
elles avaient jouéthey had played

FutureScored
je joueraiI will play
tu jouerasyou will play
il jouerahe will play
elle jouerashe will play
nous joueronswe will play
vous jouerezyou will play
ils jouerontthey will play
elles jouerontthey will play

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur
The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.
Scored
j'aurai jouéI will have played
tu auras jouéyou will have played
il aura jouéhe will have played
elle aura jouéshe will have played
nous aurons jouéwe will have played
vous aurez jouéyou will have played
ils auront jouéthey will have played
elles auront jouéthey will have played

ConditionalScored
je joueraisI would play
tu joueraisyou would play
il joueraithe would play
elle joueraitshe would play
nous jouerionswe would play
vous joueriezyou would play
ils joueraientthey would play
elles joueraientthey would play

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé
The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.
Scored
j'aurais jouéI would have played
tu aurais jouéyou would have played
il aurait jouéhe would have played
elle aurait jouéshe would have played
nous aurions jouéwe would have played
vous auriez jouéyou would have played
ils auraient jouéthey would have played
elles auraient jouéthey would have played

Present SubjunctiveScored
(... que) je joue(... that) I play
(... que) tu joues(... that) you play
(... que) il joue(... that) he plays
(... que) elle joue(... that) she plays
(... que) nous jouions(... that) we play
(... que) vous jouiez(... that) you play
(... que) ils jouent(... that) they play
(... que) elles jouent(... that) they play

Imperfect SubjunctiveScored
(... que) je jouasse(... that) I was playing
(... que) tu jouasses(... that) you were playing
(... que) il jouât(... that) he was playing
(... que) elle jouât(... that) she was playing
(... que) nous jouassions(... that) we were playing
(... que) vous jouassiez(... that) you were playing
(... que) ils jouassent(... that) they were playing
(... que) elles jouassent(... that) they were playing

ImperativeScored
joue Play
jouonsLet's play
jouez Play

Present ParticipleScored
jouant playing

Past ParticipleScored
joué played

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