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Conjugation of the French verb estimer

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

estimer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
estimer	to estimate

Present		Scored
j'estime	I estimate
tu estimes	you estimate
nous estimons	we estimate
vous estimez	you estimate
ils estiment	they estimate
elles estiment	they estimate

Imperfect		Scored
j'estimais	I was estimating
tu estimais	you were estimating
il estimait	he was estimating
elle estimait	she was estimating
nous estimions	we were estimating
vous estimiez	you were estimating
ils estimaient	they were estimating
elles estimaient	they were estimating

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'estimai	I estimated
tu estimas	you estimated
il estima	he estimated
elle estima	she estimated
nous estimâmes	we estimated
vous estimâtes	you estimated
ils estimèrent	they estimated
elles estimèrent	they estimated

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

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

Future		Scored
j'estimerai	I will estimate
tu estimeras	you will estimate
il estimera	he will estimate
elle estimera	she will estimate
nous estimerons	we will estimate
vous estimerez	you will estimate
ils estimeront	they will estimate
elles estimeront	they will estimate

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

Conditional		Scored
j'estimerais	I would estimate
tu estimerais	you would estimate
il estimerait	he would estimate
elle estimerait	she would estimate
nous estimerions	we would estimate
vous estimeriez	you would estimate
ils estimeraient	they would estimate
elles estimeraient	they would estimate

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'estime	(... that) I estimate
(... que) tu estimes	(... that) you estimate
(... que) nous estimions	(... that) we estimate
(... que) vous estimiez	(... that) you estimate
(... que) ils estiment	(... that) they estimate
(... que) elles estiment	(... that) they estimate

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'estimasse	(... that) I was estimating
(... que) tu estimasses	(... that) you were estimating
(... que) il estimât	(... that) he was estimating
(... que) elle estimât	(... that) she was estimating
(... que) nous estimassions	(... that) we were estimating
(... que) vous estimassiez	(... that) you were estimating
(... que) ils estimassent	(... that) they were estimating
(... que) elles estimassent	(... that) they were estimating

Imperative		Scored
estime	Estimate
estimons	Let's estimate
estimez	Estimate

Present Participle		Scored
estimant	estimating

Past Participle		Scored
estimé	estimated

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