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Conjugation of the French verb gagner

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

gagner is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
gagner	to win

Present		Scored
je gagne	I win
tu gagnes	you win
il gagne	he wins
elle gagne	she wins
nous gagnons	we win
vous gagnez	you win
ils gagnent	they win
elles gagnent	they win

Imperfect		Scored
je gagnais	I was winning
tu gagnais	you were winning
il gagnait	he was winning
elle gagnait	she was winning
nous gagnions	we were winning
vous gagniez	you were winning
ils gagnaient	they were winning
elles gagnaient	they were winning

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 gagnai	I won
tu gagnas	you won
il gagna	he won
elle gagna	she won
nous gagnâmes	we won
vous gagnâtes	you won
ils gagnèrent	they won
elles gagnèrent	they won

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

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

Future		Scored
je gagnerai	I will win
tu gagneras	you will win
il gagnera	he will win
elle gagnera	she will win
nous gagnerons	we will win
vous gagnerez	you will win
ils gagneront	they will win
elles gagneront	they will win

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

Conditional		Scored
je gagnerais	I would win
tu gagnerais	you would win
il gagnerait	he would win
elle gagnerait	she would win
nous gagnerions	we would win
vous gagneriez	you would win
ils gagneraient	they would win
elles gagneraient	they would win

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je gagne	(... that) I win
(... que) tu gagnes	(... that) you win
(... que) il gagne	(... that) he wins
(... que) elle gagne	(... that) she wins
(... que) nous gagnions	(... that) we win
(... que) vous gagniez	(... that) you win
(... que) ils gagnent	(... that) they win
(... que) elles gagnent	(... that) they win

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je gagnasse	(... that) I was winning
(... que) tu gagnasses	(... that) you were winning
(... que) il gagnât	(... that) he was winning
(... que) elle gagnât	(... that) she was winning
(... que) nous gagnassions	(... that) we were winning
(... que) vous gagnassiez	(... that) you were winning
(... que) ils gagnassent	(... that) they were winning
(... que) elles gagnassent	(... that) they were winning

Imperative		Scored
gagne	Win
gagnons	Let's win
gagnez	Win

Present Participle		Scored
gagnant	winning

Past Participle		Scored
gagné	won

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