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Conjugation of the French verb goûter

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

goûter is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
goûter	to taste

Present		Scored
je goûte	I taste
tu goûtes	you taste
il goûte	he tastes
elle goûte	she tastes
nous goûtons	we taste
vous goûtez	you taste
ils goûtent	they taste
elles goûtent	they taste

Imperfect		Scored
je goûtais	I was tasting
tu goûtais	you were tasting
il goûtait	he was tasting
elle goûtait	she was tasting
nous goûtions	we were tasting
vous goûtiez	you were tasting
ils goûtaient	they were tasting
elles goûtaient	they were tasting

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 goûtai	I tasted
tu goûtas	you tasted
il goûta	he tasted
elle goûta	she tasted
nous goûtâmes	we tasted
vous goûtâtes	you tasted
ils goûtèrent	they tasted
elles goûtèrent	they tasted

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

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

Future		Scored
je goûterai	I will taste
tu goûteras	you will taste
il goûtera	he will taste
elle goûtera	she will taste
nous goûterons	we will taste
vous goûterez	you will taste
ils goûteront	they will taste
elles goûteront	they will taste

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

Conditional		Scored
je goûterais	I would taste
tu goûterais	you would taste
il goûterait	he would taste
elle goûterait	she would taste
nous goûterions	we would taste
vous goûteriez	you would taste
ils goûteraient	they would taste
elles goûteraient	they would taste

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je goûte	(... that) I taste
(... que) tu goûtes	(... that) you taste
(... que) il goûte	(... that) he tastes
(... que) elle goûte	(... that) she tastes
(... que) nous goûtions	(... that) we taste
(... que) vous goûtiez	(... that) you taste
(... que) ils goûtent	(... that) they taste
(... que) elles goûtent	(... that) they taste

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je goûtasse	(... that) I was tasting
(... que) tu goûtasses	(... that) you were tasting
(... que) il goûtât	(... that) he was tasting
(... que) elle goûtât	(... that) she was tasting
(... que) nous goûtassions	(... that) we were tasting
(... que) vous goûtassiez	(... that) you were tasting
(... que) ils goûtassent	(... that) they were tasting
(... que) elles goûtassent	(... that) they were tasting

Imperative		Scored
goûte	Taste
goûtons	Let's taste
goûtez	Taste

Present Participle		Scored
goûtant	tasting

Past Participle		Scored
goûté	tasted

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