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Conjugation of the French verb embrasser

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

embrasser is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
embrasser	to kiss

Present		Scored
j'embrasse	I kiss
tu embrasses	you kiss
il embrasse	he kisses
elle embrasse	she kisses
nous embrassons	we kiss
vous embrassez	you kiss
ils embrassent	they kiss
elles embrassent	they kiss

Imperfect		Scored
j'embrassais	I was kissing
tu embrassais	you were kissing
il embrassait	he was kissing
elle embrassait	she was kissing
nous embrassions	we were kissing
vous embrassiez	you were kissing
ils embrassaient	they were kissing
elles embrassaient	they were kissing

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
j'embrassai	I kissed
tu embrassas	you kissed
il embrassa	he kissed
elle embrassa	she kissed
nous embrassâmes	we kissed
vous embrassâtes	you kissed
ils embrassèrent	they kissed
elles embrassèrent	they kissed

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

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

Future		Scored
j'embrasserai	I will kiss
tu embrasseras	you will kiss
il embrassera	he will kiss
elle embrassera	she will kiss
nous embrasserons	we will kiss
vous embrasserez	you will kiss
ils embrasseront	they will kiss
elles embrasseront	they will kiss

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

Conditional		Scored
j'embrasserais	I would kiss
tu embrasserais	you would kiss
il embrasserait	he would kiss
elle embrasserait	she would kiss
nous embrasserions	we would kiss
vous embrasseriez	you would kiss
ils embrasseraient	they would kiss
elles embrasseraient	they would kiss

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'embrasse	(... that) I kiss
(... que) tu embrasses	(... that) you kiss
(... que) il embrasse	(... that) he kisses
(... que) elle embrasse	(... that) she kisses
(... que) nous embrassions	(... that) we kiss
(... que) vous embrassiez	(... that) you kiss
(... que) ils embrassent	(... that) they kiss
(... que) elles embrassent	(... that) they kiss

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'embrassasse	(... that) I was kissing
(... que) tu embrassasses	(... that) you were kissing
(... que) il embrassât	(... that) he was kissing
(... que) elle embrassât	(... that) she was kissing
(... que) nous embrassassions	(... that) we were kissing
(... que) vous embrassassiez	(... that) you were kissing
(... que) ils embrassassent	(... that) they were kissing
(... que) elles embrassassent	(... that) they were kissing

Imperative		Scored
embrasse	Kiss
embrassons	Let's kiss
embrassez	Kiss

Present Participle		Scored
embrassant	kissing

Past Participle		Scored
embrassé	kissed

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