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Conjugation of the French verb imposer

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

imposer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
imposer	to impose

Present		Scored
j'impose	I impose
tu imposes	you impose
il impose	he imposes
elle impose	she imposes
nous imposons	we impose
vous imposez	you impose
ils imposent	they impose
elles imposent	they impose

Imperfect		Scored
j'imposais	I was imposing
tu imposais	you were imposing
il imposait	he was imposing
elle imposait	she was imposing
nous imposions	we were imposing
vous imposiez	you were imposing
ils imposaient	they were imposing
elles imposaient	they were imposing

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
j'imposai	I imposed
tu imposas	you imposed
il imposa	he imposed
elle imposa	she imposed
nous imposâmes	we imposed
vous imposâtes	you imposed
ils imposèrent	they imposed
elles imposèrent	they imposed

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

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

Future		Scored
j'imposerai	I will impose
tu imposeras	you will impose
il imposera	he will impose
elle imposera	she will impose
nous imposerons	we will impose
vous imposerez	you will impose
ils imposeront	they will impose
elles imposeront	they will impose

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

Conditional		Scored
j'imposerais	I would impose
tu imposerais	you would impose
il imposerait	he would impose
elle imposerait	she would impose
nous imposerions	we would impose
vous imposeriez	you would impose
ils imposeraient	they would impose
elles imposeraient	they would impose

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'impose	(... that) I impose
(... que) tu imposes	(... that) you impose
(... que) il impose	(... that) he imposes
(... que) elle impose	(... that) she imposes
(... que) nous imposions	(... that) we impose
(... que) vous imposiez	(... that) you impose
(... que) ils imposent	(... that) they impose
(... que) elles imposent	(... that) they impose

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'imposasse	(... that) I was imposing
(... que) tu imposasses	(... that) you were imposing
(... que) il imposât	(... that) he was imposing
(... que) elle imposât	(... that) she was imposing
(... que) nous imposassions	(... that) we were imposing
(... que) vous imposassiez	(... that) you were imposing
(... que) ils imposassent	(... that) they were imposing
(... que) elles imposassent	(... that) they were imposing

Imperative		Scored
impose	Impose
imposons	Let's impose
imposez	Impose

Present Participle		Scored
imposant	imposing

Past Participle		Scored
imposé	imposed

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