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Conjugation of the French verb atteler

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

atteler is a regular verb with spelling changes

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
atteler	to harness

Present		Scored
j'attelle	I harness
tu attelles	you harness
il attelle	he harnesses
elle attelle	she harnesses
nous attelons	we harness
vous attelez	you harness
ils attellent	they harness
elles attellent	they harness

Imperfect		Scored
j'attelais	I was harnessing
tu attelais	you were harnessing
il attelait	he was harnessing
elle attelait	she was harnessing
nous attelions	we were harnessing
vous atteliez	you were harnessing
ils attelaient	they were harnessing
elles attelaient	they were harnessing

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'attelai	I harnessed
tu attelas	you harnessed
il attela	he harnessed
elle attela	she harnessed
nous attelâmes	we harnessed
vous attelâtes	you harnessed
ils attelèrent	they harnessed
elles attelèrent	they harnessed

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

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

Future		Scored
j'attellerai	I will harness
tu attelleras	you will harness
il attellera	he will harness
elle attellera	she will harness
nous attellerons	we will harness
vous attellerez	you will harness
ils attelleront	they will harness
elles attelleront	they will harness

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

Conditional		Scored
j'attellerais	I would harness
tu attellerais	you would harness
il attellerait	he would harness
elle attellerait	she would harness
nous attellerions	we would harness
vous attelleriez	you would harness
ils attelleraient	they would harness
elles attelleraient	they would harness

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'attelle	(... that) I harness
(... que) tu attelles	(... that) you harness
(... que) il attelle	(... that) he harnesses
(... que) elle attelle	(... that) she harnesses
(... que) nous attelions	(... that) we harness
(... que) vous atteliez	(... that) you harness
(... que) ils attellent	(... that) they harness
(... que) elles attellent	(... that) they harness

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'attelasse	(... that) I was harnessing
(... que) tu attelasses	(... that) you were harnessing
(... que) il attelât	(... that) he was harnessing
(... que) elle attelât	(... that) she was harnessing
(... que) nous attelassions	(... that) we were harnessing
(... que) vous attelassiez	(... that) you were harnessing
(... que) ils attelassent	(... that) they were harnessing
(... que) elles attelassent	(... that) they were harnessing

Imperative		Scored
attelle	Harness
attelons	Let's harness
attelez	Harness

Present Participle		Scored
attelant	harnessing

Past Participle		Scored
attelé	harnessed

Regular conjugation

Irregular conjugation

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