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Conjugation of the French verb chanter

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

chanter is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
chanter	to sing

Present		Scored
je chante	I sing
tu chantes	you sing
il chante	he sings
elle chante	she sings
nous chantons	we sing
vous chantez	you sing
ils chantent	they sing
elles chantent	they sing

Imperfect		Scored
je chantais	I was singing
tu chantais	you were singing
il chantait	he was singing
elle chantait	she was singing
nous chantions	we were singing
vous chantiez	you were singing
ils chantaient	they were singing
elles chantaient	they were singing

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 chantai	I sang
tu chantas	you sang
nous chantâmes	we sang
vous chantâtes	you sang
ils chantèrent	they sang
elles chantèrent	they sang

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

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

Future		Scored
je chanterai	I will sing
tu chanteras	you will sing
il chantera	he will sing
elle chantera	she will sing
nous chanterons	we will sing
vous chanterez	you will sing
ils chanteront	they will sing
elles chanteront	they will sing

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

Conditional		Scored
je chanterais	I would sing
tu chanterais	you would sing
il chanterait	he would sing
elle chanterait	she would sing
nous chanterions	we would sing
vous chanteriez	you would sing
ils chanteraient	they would sing
elles chanteraient	they would sing

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je chante	(... that) I sing
(... que) tu chantes	(... that) you sing
(... que) il chante	(... that) he sings
(... que) elle chante	(... that) she sings
(... que) nous chantions	(... that) we sing
(... que) vous chantiez	(... that) you sing
(... que) ils chantent	(... that) they sing
(... que) elles chantent	(... that) they sing

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je chantasse	(... that) I was singing
(... que) tu chantasses	(... that) you were singing
(... que) il chantât	(... that) he was singing
(... que) elle chantât	(... that) she was singing
(... que) nous chantassions	(... that) we were singing
(... que) vous chantassiez	(... that) you were singing
(... que) ils chantassent	(... that) they were singing
(... que) elles chantassent	(... that) they were singing

Imperative		Scored
chante	Sing
chantons	Let's sing
chantez	Sing

Present Participle		Scored
chantant	singing

Past Participle		Scored
chanté	sung

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