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Conjugation of the French verb discuter

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

discuter is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
discuter	to discuss

Present		Scored
je discute	I discuss
tu discutes	you discuss
il discute	he discusses
elle discute	she discusses
nous discutons	we discuss
vous discutez	you discuss
ils discutent	they discuss
elles discutent	they discuss

Imperfect		Scored
je discutais	I was discussing
tu discutais	you were discussing
il discutait	he was discussing
elle discutait	she was discussing
nous discutions	we were discussing
vous discutiez	you were discussing
ils discutaient	they were discussing
elles discutaient	they were discussing

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 discutai	I discussed
tu discutas	you discussed
il discuta	he discussed
elle discuta	she discussed
nous discutâmes	we discussed
vous discutâtes	you discussed
ils discutèrent	they discussed
elles discutèrent	they discussed

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

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

Future		Scored
je discuterai	I will discuss
tu discuteras	you will discuss
il discutera	he will discuss
elle discutera	she will discuss
nous discuterons	we will discuss
vous discuterez	you will discuss
ils discuteront	they will discuss
elles discuteront	they will discuss

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

Conditional		Scored
je discuterais	I would discuss
tu discuterais	you would discuss
il discuterait	he would discuss
elle discuterait	she would discuss
nous discuterions	we would discuss
vous discuteriez	you would discuss
ils discuteraient	they would discuss
elles discuteraient	they would discuss

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je discute	(... that) I discuss
(... que) tu discutes	(... that) you discuss
(... que) il discute	(... that) he discusses
(... que) elle discute	(... that) she discusses
(... que) nous discutions	(... that) we discuss
(... que) vous discutiez	(... that) you discuss
(... que) ils discutent	(... that) they discuss
(... que) elles discutent	(... that) they discuss

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je discutasse	(... that) I was discussing
(... que) tu discutasses	(... that) you were discussing
(... que) il discutât	(... that) he was discussing
(... que) elle discutât	(... that) she was discussing
(... que) nous discutassions	(... that) we were discussing
(... que) vous discutassiez	(... that) you were discussing
(... que) ils discutassent	(... that) they were discussing
(... que) elles discutassent	(... that) they were discussing

Imperative		Scored
discute	Discuss
discutons	Let's discuss
discutez	Discuss

Present Participle		Scored
discutant	discussing

Past Participle		Scored
discuté	discussed

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