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Conjugation of the French verb activer

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

activer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
activer	to enable

Present		Scored
j'active	I enable
tu actives	you enable
il active	he enables
elle active	she enables
nous activons	we enable
vous activez	you enable
ils activent	they enable
elles activent	they enable

Imperfect		Scored
j'activais	I was enabling
tu activais	you were enabling
il activait	he was enabling
elle activait	she was enabling
nous activions	we were enabling
vous activiez	you were enabling
ils activaient	they were enabling
elles activaient	they were enabling

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'activai	I enabled
tu activas	you enabled
il activa	he enabled
elle activa	she enabled
nous activâmes	we enabled
vous activâtes	you enabled
ils activèrent	they enabled
elles activèrent	they enabled

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

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

Future		Scored
j'activerai	I will enable
tu activeras	you will enable
il activera	he will enable
elle activera	she will enable
nous activerons	we will enable
vous activerez	you will enable
ils activeront	they will enable
elles activeront	they will enable

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

Conditional		Scored
j'activerais	I would enable
tu activerais	you would enable
il activerait	he would enable
elle activerait	she would enable
nous activerions	we would enable
vous activeriez	you would enable
ils activeraient	they would enable
elles activeraient	they would enable

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'active	(... that) I enable
(... que) tu actives	(... that) you enable
(... que) il active	(... that) he enables
(... que) elle active	(... that) she enables
(... que) nous activions	(... that) we enable
(... que) vous activiez	(... that) you enable
(... que) ils activent	(... that) they enable
(... que) elles activent	(... that) they enable

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'activasse	(... that) I was enabling
(... que) tu activasses	(... that) you were enabling
(... que) il activât	(... that) he was enabling
(... que) elle activât	(... that) she was enabling
(... que) nous activassions	(... that) we were enabling
(... que) vous activassiez	(... that) you were enabling
(... que) ils activassent	(... that) they were enabling
(... que) elles activassent	(... that) they were enabling

Imperative		Scored
active	Enable
activons	Let's enable
activez	Enable

Present Participle		Scored
activant	enabling

Past Participle		Scored
activé	enabled

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