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Conjugation of the French verb glisser

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

glisser is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
glisser	to slip

Present		Scored
je glisse	I slip
tu glisses	you slip
il glisse	he slips
elle glisse	she slips
nous glissons	we slip
vous glissez	you slip
ils glissent	they slip
elles glissent	they slip

Imperfect		Scored
je glissais	I was slipping
tu glissais	you were slipping
il glissait	he was slipping
elle glissait	she was slipping
nous glissions	we were slipping
vous glissiez	you were slipping
ils glissaient	they were slipping
elles glissaient	they were slipping

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 glissai	I slipped
tu glissas	you slipped
il glissa	he slipped
elle glissa	she slipped
nous glissâmes	we slipped
vous glissâtes	you slipped
ils glissèrent	they slipped
elles glissèrent	they slipped

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

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

Future		Scored
je glisserai	I will slip
tu glisseras	you will slip
il glissera	he will slip
elle glissera	she will slip
nous glisserons	we will slip
vous glisserez	you will slip
ils glisseront	they will slip
elles glisseront	they will slip

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

Conditional		Scored
je glisserais	I would slip
tu glisserais	you would slip
il glisserait	he would slip
elle glisserait	she would slip
nous glisserions	we would slip
vous glisseriez	you would slip
ils glisseraient	they would slip
elles glisseraient	they would slip

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je glisse	(... that) I slip
(... que) tu glisses	(... that) you slip
(... que) il glisse	(... that) he slips
(... que) elle glisse	(... that) she slips
(... que) nous glissions	(... that) we slip
(... que) vous glissiez	(... that) you slip
(... que) ils glissent	(... that) they slip
(... que) elles glissent	(... that) they slip

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je glissasse	(... that) I was slipping
(... que) tu glissasses	(... that) you were slipping
(... que) il glissât	(... that) he was slipping
(... que) elle glissât	(... that) she was slipping
(... que) nous glissassions	(... that) we were slipping
(... que) vous glissassiez	(... that) you were slipping
(... que) ils glissassent	(... that) they were slipping
(... que) elles glissassent	(... that) they were slipping

Imperative		Scored
glisse	Slip
glissons	Let's slip
glissez	Slip

Present Participle		Scored
glissant	slipping

Past Participle		Scored
glissé	slipped

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