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Conjugation of the French verb éclater

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

éclater is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
éclater	to burst

Present		Scored
j'éclate	I burst
tu éclates	you burst
il éclate	he bursts
elle éclate	she bursts
nous éclatons	we burst
vous éclatez	you burst
ils éclatent	they burst
elles éclatent	they burst

Imperfect		Scored
j'éclatais	I was bursting
tu éclatais	you were bursting
il éclatait	he was bursting
elle éclatait	she was bursting
nous éclations	we were bursting
vous éclatiez	you were bursting
ils éclataient	they were bursting
elles éclataient	they were bursting

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
j'éclatai	I burst
tu éclatas	you burst
il éclata	he burst
elle éclata	she burst
nous éclatâmes	we burst
vous éclatâtes	you burst
ils éclatèrent	they burst
elles éclatèrent	they burst

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai éclaté	I have burst
tu as éclaté	you have burst
il a éclaté	he has burst
elle a éclaté	she has burst
nous avons éclaté	we have burst
vous avez éclaté	you have burst
ils ont éclaté	they have burst
elles ont éclaté	they have burst

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais éclaté	I had burst
tu avais éclaté	you had burst
il avait éclaté	he had burst
elle avait éclaté	she had burst
nous avions éclaté	we had burst
vous aviez éclaté	you had burst
ils avaient éclaté	they had burst
elles avaient éclaté	they had burst

Future		Scored
j'éclaterai	I will burst
tu éclateras	you will burst
il éclatera	he will burst
elle éclatera	she will burst
nous éclaterons	we will burst
vous éclaterez	you will burst
ils éclateront	they will burst
elles éclateront	they will burst

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 éclaté	I will have burst
tu auras éclaté	you will have burst
il aura éclaté	he will have burst
elle aura éclaté	she will have burst
nous aurons éclaté	we will have burst
vous aurez éclaté	you will have burst
ils auront éclaté	they will have burst
elles auront éclaté	they will have burst

Conditional		Scored
j'éclaterais	I would burst
tu éclaterais	you would burst
il éclaterait	he would burst
elle éclaterait	she would burst
nous éclaterions	we would burst
vous éclateriez	you would burst
ils éclateraient	they would burst
elles éclateraient	they would burst

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 éclaté	I would have burst
tu aurais éclaté	you would have burst
il aurait éclaté	he would have burst
elle aurait éclaté	she would have burst
nous aurions éclaté	we would have burst
vous auriez éclaté	you would have burst
ils auraient éclaté	they would have burst
elles auraient éclaté	they would have burst

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'éclate	(... that) I burst
(... que) tu éclates	(... that) you burst
(... que) il éclate	(... that) he bursts
(... que) elle éclate	(... that) she bursts
(... que) nous éclations	(... that) we burst
(... que) vous éclatiez	(... that) you burst
(... que) ils éclatent	(... that) they burst
(... que) elles éclatent	(... that) they burst

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'éclatasse	(... that) I was bursting
(... que) tu éclatasses	(... that) you were bursting
(... que) il éclatât	(... that) he was bursting
(... que) elle éclatât	(... that) she was bursting
(... que) nous éclatassions	(... that) we were bursting
(... que) vous éclatassiez	(... that) you were bursting
(... que) ils éclatassent	(... that) they were bursting
(... que) elles éclatassent	(... that) they were bursting

Imperative		Scored
éclate	Burst
éclatons	Let's burst
éclatez	Burst

Present Participle		Scored
éclatant	bursting

Past Participle		Scored
éclaté	burst

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