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Conjugation of the French verb caresser

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

caresser is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
caresser	to caress

Present		Scored
je caresse	I caress
tu caresses	you caress
il caresse	he caresses
elle caresse	she caresses
nous caressons	we caress
vous caressez	you caress
ils caressent	they caress
elles caressent	they caress

Imperfect		Scored
je caressais	I was caressing
tu caressais	you were caressing
il caressait	he was caressing
elle caressait	she was caressing
nous caressions	we were caressing
vous caressiez	you were caressing
ils caressaient	they were caressing
elles caressaient	they were caressing

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 caressai	I caressed
tu caressas	you caressed
il caressa	he caressed
elle caressa	she caressed
nous caressâmes	we caressed
vous caressâtes	you caressed
ils caressèrent	they caressed
elles caressèrent	they caressed

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

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

Future		Scored
je caresserai	I will caress
tu caresseras	you will caress
il caressera	he will caress
elle caressera	she will caress
nous caresserons	we will caress
vous caresserez	you will caress
ils caresseront	they will caress
elles caresseront	they will caress

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

Conditional		Scored
je caresserais	I would caress
tu caresserais	you would caress
il caresserait	he would caress
elle caresserait	she would caress
nous caresserions	we would caress
vous caresseriez	you would caress
ils caresseraient	they would caress
elles caresseraient	they would caress

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je caresse	(... that) I caress
(... que) tu caresses	(... that) you caress
(... que) il caresse	(... that) he caresses
(... que) elle caresse	(... that) she caresses
(... que) nous caressions	(... that) we caress
(... que) vous caressiez	(... that) you caress
(... que) ils caressent	(... that) they caress
(... que) elles caressent	(... that) they caress

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je caressasse	(... that) I was caressing
(... que) tu caressasses	(... that) you were caressing
(... que) il caressât	(... that) he was caressing
(... que) elle caressât	(... that) she was caressing
(... que) nous caressassions	(... that) we were caressing
(... que) vous caressassiez	(... that) you were caressing
(... que) ils caressassent	(... that) they were caressing
(... que) elles caressassent	(... that) they were caressing

Imperative		Scored
caresse	Caress
caressons	Let's caress
caressez	Caress

Present Participle		Scored
caressant	caressing

Past Participle		Scored
caressé	caressed

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