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Conjugation of the French verb flatter

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

flatter is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
flatter	to flatter

Present		Scored
je flatte	I flatter
tu flattes	you flatter
il flatte	he flatters
elle flatte	she flatters
nous flattons	we flatter
vous flattez	you flatter
ils flattent	they flatter
elles flattent	they flatter

Imperfect		Scored
je flattais	I was flattering
tu flattais	you were flattering
il flattait	he was flattering
elle flattait	she was flattering
nous flattions	we were flattering
vous flattiez	you were flattering
ils flattaient	they were flattering
elles flattaient	they were flattering

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 flattai	I flattered
tu flattas	you flattered
il flatta	he flattered
elle flatta	she flattered
nous flattâmes	we flattered
vous flattâtes	you flattered
ils flattèrent	they flattered
elles flattèrent	they flattered

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

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

Future		Scored
je flatterai	I will flatter
tu flatteras	you will flatter
il flattera	he will flatter
elle flattera	she will flatter
nous flatterons	we will flatter
vous flatterez	you will flatter
ils flatteront	they will flatter
elles flatteront	they will flatter

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

Conditional		Scored
je flatterais	I would flatter
tu flatterais	you would flatter
il flatterait	he would flatter
elle flatterait	she would flatter
nous flatterions	we would flatter
vous flatteriez	you would flatter
ils flatteraient	they would flatter
elles flatteraient	they would flatter

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je flatte	(... that) I flatter
(... que) tu flattes	(... that) you flatter
(... que) il flatte	(... that) he flatters
(... que) elle flatte	(... that) she flatters
(... que) nous flattions	(... that) we flatter
(... que) vous flattiez	(... that) you flatter
(... que) ils flattent	(... that) they flatter
(... que) elles flattent	(... that) they flatter

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je flattasse	(... that) I was flattering
(... que) tu flattasses	(... that) you were flattering
(... que) il flattât	(... that) he was flattering
(... que) elle flattât	(... that) she was flattering
(... que) nous flattassions	(... that) we were flattering
(... que) vous flattassiez	(... that) you were flattering
(... que) ils flattassent	(... that) they were flattering
(... que) elles flattassent	(... that) they were flattering

Imperative		Scored
flatte	Flatter
flattons	Let's flatter
flattez	Flatter

Present Participle		Scored
flattant	flattering

Past Participle		Scored
flatté	flattered

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