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Conjugation of the French verb exister

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

exister is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
exister	to exist

Present		Scored
j'existe	I exist
tu existes	you exist
il existe	he exists
elle existe	she exists
nous existons	we exist
vous existez	you exist
ils existent	they exist
elles existent	they exist

Imperfect		Scored
j'existais	I was existing
tu existais	you were existing
il existait	he was existing
elle existait	she was existing
nous existions	we were existing
vous existiez	you were existing
ils existaient	they were existing
elles existaient	they were existing

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'existai	I existed
tu existas	you existed
il exista	he existed
elle exista	she existed
nous existâmes	we existed
vous existâtes	you existed
ils existèrent	they existed
elles existèrent	they existed

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

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

Future		Scored
j'existerai	I will exist
tu existeras	you will exist
il existera	he will exist
elle existera	she will exist
nous existerons	we will exist
vous existerez	you will exist
ils existeront	they will exist
elles existeront	they will exist

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

Conditional		Scored
j'existerais	I would exist
tu existerais	you would exist
il existerait	he would exist
elle existerait	she would exist
nous existerions	we would exist
vous existeriez	you would exist
ils existeraient	they would exist
elles existeraient	they would exist

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'existe	(... that) I exist
(... que) tu existes	(... that) you exist
(... que) il existe	(... that) he exists
(... que) elle existe	(... that) she exists
(... que) nous existions	(... that) we exist
(... que) vous existiez	(... that) you exist
(... que) ils existent	(... that) they exist
(... que) elles existent	(... that) they exist

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'existasse	(... that) I was existing
(... que) tu existasses	(... that) you were existing
(... que) il existât	(... that) he was existing
(... que) elle existât	(... that) she was existing
(... que) nous existassions	(... that) we were existing
(... que) vous existassiez	(... that) you were existing
(... que) ils existassent	(... that) they were existing
(... que) elles existassent	(... that) they were existing

Imperative		Scored
existe	Exist
existons	Let's exist
existez	Exist

Present Participle		Scored
existant	existing

Past Participle		Scored
existé	existed

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