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Conjugation of the French verb confesser

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

confesser is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
confesser	to confess

Present		Scored
je confesse	I confess
tu confesses	you confess
il confesse	he confesses
elle confesse	she confesses
nous confessons	we confess
vous confessez	you confess
ils confessent	they confess
elles confessent	they confess

Imperfect		Scored
je confessais	I was confessing
tu confessais	you were confessing
il confessait	he was confessing
elle confessait	she was confessing
nous confessions	we were confessing
vous confessiez	you were confessing
ils confessaient	they were confessing
elles confessaient	they were confessing

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 confessai	I confessed
tu confessas	you confessed
il confessa	he confessed
elle confessa	she confessed
nous confessâmes	we confessed
vous confessâtes	you confessed
ils confessèrent	they confessed
elles confessèrent	they confessed

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

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

Future		Scored
je confesserai	I will confess
tu confesseras	you will confess
il confessera	he will confess
elle confessera	she will confess
nous confesserons	we will confess
vous confesserez	you will confess
ils confesseront	they will confess
elles confesseront	they will confess

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

Conditional		Scored
je confesserais	I would confess
tu confesserais	you would confess
il confesserait	he would confess
elle confesserait	she would confess
nous confesserions	we would confess
vous confesseriez	you would confess
ils confesseraient	they would confess
elles confesseraient	they would confess

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je confesse	(... that) I confess
(... que) tu confesses	(... that) you confess
(... que) il confesse	(... that) he confesses
(... que) elle confesse	(... that) she confesses
(... que) nous confessions	(... that) we confess
(... que) vous confessiez	(... that) you confess
(... que) ils confessent	(... that) they confess
(... que) elles confessent	(... that) they confess

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je confessasse	(... that) I was confessing
(... que) tu confessasses	(... that) you were confessing
(... que) il confessât	(... that) he was confessing
(... que) elle confessât	(... that) she was confessing
(... que) nous confessassions	(... that) we were confessing
(... que) vous confessassiez	(... that) you were confessing
(... que) ils confessassent	(... that) they were confessing
(... que) elles confessassent	(... that) they were confessing

Imperative		Scored
confesse	Confess
confessons	Let's confess
confessez	Confess

Present Participle		Scored
confessant	confessing

Past Participle		Scored
confessé	confessed

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