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Conjugation of the French verb grimper

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

grimper is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
grimper	to climb

Present		Scored
je grimpe	I climb
tu grimpes	you climb
il grimpe	he climbs
elle grimpe	she climbs
nous grimpons	we climb
vous grimpez	you climb
ils grimpent	they climb
elles grimpent	they climb

Imperfect		Scored
je grimpais	I was climbing
tu grimpais	you were climbing
il grimpait	he was climbing
elle grimpait	she was climbing
nous grimpions	we were climbing
vous grimpiez	you were climbing
ils grimpaient	they were climbing
elles grimpaient	they were climbing

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 grimpai	I climbed
tu grimpas	you climbed
il grimpa	he climbed
elle grimpa	she climbed
nous grimpâmes	we climbed
vous grimpâtes	you climbed
ils grimpèrent	they climbed
elles grimpèrent	they climbed

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

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

Future		Scored
je grimperai	I will climb
tu grimperas	you will climb
il grimpera	he will climb
elle grimpera	she will climb
nous grimperons	we will climb
vous grimperez	you will climb
ils grimperont	they will climb
elles grimperont	they will climb

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

Conditional		Scored
je grimperais	I would climb
tu grimperais	you would climb
il grimperait	he would climb
elle grimperait	she would climb
nous grimperions	we would climb
vous grimperiez	you would climb
ils grimperaient	they would climb
elles grimperaient	they would climb

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je grimpe	(... that) I climb
(... que) tu grimpes	(... that) you climb
(... que) il grimpe	(... that) he climbs
(... que) elle grimpe	(... that) she climbs
(... que) nous grimpions	(... that) we climb
(... que) vous grimpiez	(... that) you climb
(... que) ils grimpent	(... that) they climb
(... que) elles grimpent	(... that) they climb

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je grimpasse	(... that) I was climbing
(... que) tu grimpasses	(... that) you were climbing
(... que) il grimpât	(... that) he was climbing
(... que) elle grimpât	(... that) she was climbing
(... que) nous grimpassions	(... that) we were climbing
(... que) vous grimpassiez	(... that) you were climbing
(... que) ils grimpassent	(... that) they were climbing
(... que) elles grimpassent	(... that) they were climbing

Imperative		Scored
grimpe	Climb
grimpons	Let's climb
grimpez	Climb

Present Participle		Scored
grimpant	climbing

Past Participle		Scored
grimpé	climbed

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