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Conjugation of the French verb causer

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

causer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
causer	to cause

Present		Scored
je cause	I cause
tu causes	you cause
il cause	he causes
elle cause	she causes
nous causons	we cause
vous causez	you cause
ils causent	they cause
elles causent	they cause

Imperfect		Scored
je causais	I was causing
tu causais	you were causing
il causait	he was causing
elle causait	she was causing
nous causions	we were causing
vous causiez	you were causing
ils causaient	they were causing
elles causaient	they were causing

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 causai	I caused
tu causas	you caused
il causa	he caused
elle causa	she caused
nous causâmes	we caused
vous causâtes	you caused
ils causèrent	they caused
elles causèrent	they caused

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

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

Future		Scored
je causerai	I will cause
tu causeras	you will cause
il causera	he will cause
elle causera	she will cause
nous causerons	we will cause
vous causerez	you will cause
ils causeront	they will cause
elles causeront	they will cause

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

Conditional		Scored
je causerais	I would cause
tu causerais	you would cause
il causerait	he would cause
elle causerait	she would cause
nous causerions	we would cause
vous causeriez	you would cause
ils causeraient	they would cause
elles causeraient	they would cause

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) nous causions	(... that) we cause
(... que) vous causiez	(... that) you cause
(... que) ils causent	(... that) they cause
(... que) elles causent	(... that) they cause

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je causasse	(... that) I was causing
(... que) tu causasses	(... that) you were causing
(... que) il causât	(... that) he was causing
(... que) elle causât	(... that) she was causing
(... que) nous causassions	(... that) we were causing
(... que) vous causassiez	(... that) you were causing
(... que) ils causassent	(... that) they were causing
(... que) elles causassent	(... that) they were causing

Imperative		Scored
cause	Cause
causons	Let's cause
causez	Cause

Present Participle		Scored
causant	causing

Past Participle		Scored
causé	caused

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