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Conjugation of the French verb exprimer

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

exprimer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
exprimer	to express

Present		Scored
j'exprime	I express
tu exprimes	you express
il exprime	he expresses
elle exprime	she expresses
nous exprimons	we express
vous exprimez	you express
ils expriment	they express
elles expriment	they express

Imperfect		Scored
j'exprimais	I was expressing
tu exprimais	you were expressing
il exprimait	he was expressing
elle exprimait	she was expressing
nous exprimions	we were expressing
vous exprimiez	you were expressing
ils exprimaient	they were expressing
elles exprimaient	they were expressing

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'exprimai	I expressed
tu exprimas	you expressed
il exprima	he expressed
elle exprima	she expressed
nous exprimâmes	we expressed
vous exprimâtes	you expressed
ils exprimèrent	they expressed
elles exprimèrent	they expressed

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

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

Future		Scored
j'exprimerai	I will express
tu exprimeras	you will express
il exprimera	he will express
elle exprimera	she will express
nous exprimerons	we will express
vous exprimerez	you will express
ils exprimeront	they will express
elles exprimeront	they will express

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

Conditional		Scored
j'exprimerais	I would express
tu exprimerais	you would express
il exprimerait	he would express
elle exprimerait	she would express
nous exprimerions	we would express
vous exprimeriez	you would express
ils exprimeraient	they would express
elles exprimeraient	they would express

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'exprime	(... that) I express
(... que) tu exprimes	(... that) you express
(... que) il exprime	(... that) he expresses
(... que) elle exprime	(... that) she expresses
(... que) nous exprimions	(... that) we express
(... que) vous exprimiez	(... that) you express
(... que) ils expriment	(... that) they express
(... que) elles expriment	(... that) they express

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'exprimasse	(... that) I was expressing
(... que) tu exprimasses	(... that) you were expressing
(... que) il exprimât	(... that) he was expressing
(... que) elle exprimât	(... that) she was expressing
(... que) nous exprimassions	(... that) we were expressing
(... que) vous exprimassiez	(... that) you were expressing
(... que) ils exprimassent	(... that) they were expressing
(... que) elles exprimassent	(... that) they were expressing

Imperative		Scored
exprime	Express
exprimons	Let's express
exprimez	Express

Present Participle		Scored
exprimant	expressing

Past Participle		Scored
exprimé	expressed

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