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Conjugation of the French verb adjectiver

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

adjectiver is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
adjectiver	to adjective

Present		Scored
j'adjective	I adjective
tu adjectives	you adjective
il adjective	he adjectives
elle adjective	she adjectives
nous adjectivons	we adjective
vous adjectivez	you adjective
ils adjectivent	they adjective
elles adjectivent	they adjective

Imperfect		Scored
j'adjectivais	I was adjectiving
tu adjectivais	you were adjectiving
il adjectivait	he was adjectiving
elle adjectivait	she was adjectiving
nous adjectivions	we were adjectiving
vous adjectiviez	you were adjectiving
ils adjectivaient	they were adjectiving
elles adjectivaient	they were adjectiving

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'adjectivai	I adjectived
tu adjectivas	you adjectived
il adjectiva	he adjectived
elle adjectiva	she adjectived
nous adjectivâmes	we adjectived
vous adjectivâtes	you adjectived
ils adjectivèrent	they adjectived
elles adjectivèrent	they adjectived

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

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

Future		Scored
j'adjectiverai	I will adjective
tu adjectiveras	you will adjective
il adjectivera	he will adjective
elle adjectivera	she will adjective
nous adjectiverons	we will adjective
vous adjectiverez	you will adjective
ils adjectiveront	they will adjective
elles adjectiveront	they will adjective

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

Conditional		Scored
j'adjectiverais	I would adjective
tu adjectiverais	you would adjective
il adjectiverait	he would adjective
elle adjectiverait	she would adjective
nous adjectiverions	we would adjective
vous adjectiveriez	you would adjective
ils adjectiveraient	they would adjective
elles adjectiveraient	they would adjective

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'adjective	(... that) I adjective
(... que) tu adjectives	(... that) you adjective
(... que) il adjective	(... that) he adjectives
(... que) elle adjective	(... that) she adjectives
(... que) nous adjectivions	(... that) we adjective
(... que) vous adjectiviez	(... that) you adjective
(... que) ils adjectivent	(... that) they adjective
(... que) elles adjectivent	(... that) they adjective

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'adjectivasse	(... that) I was adjectiving
(... que) tu adjectivasses	(... that) you were adjectiving
(... que) il adjectivât	(... that) he was adjectiving
(... que) elle adjectivât	(... that) she was adjectiving
(... que) nous adjectivassions	(... that) we were adjectiving
(... que) vous adjectivassiez	(... that) you were adjectiving
(... que) ils adjectivassent	(... that) they were adjectiving
(... que) elles adjectivassent	(... that) they were adjectiving

Imperative		Scored
adjective	Adjective
adjectivons	Let's adjective
adjectivez	Adjective

Present Participle		Scored
adjectivant	adjectiving

Past Participle		Scored
adjectivé	adjectived

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