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Conjugation of the French verb improviser

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

improviser is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
improviser	to improvise

Present		Scored
j'improvise	I improvise
tu improvises	you improvise
il improvise	he improvises
elle improvise	she improvises
nous improvisons	we improvise
vous improvisez	you improvise
ils improvisent	they improvise
elles improvisent	they improvise

Imperfect		Scored
j'improvisais	I was improvising
tu improvisais	you were improvising
il improvisait	he was improvising
elle improvisait	she was improvising
nous improvisions	we were improvising
vous improvisiez	you were improvising
ils improvisaient	they were improvising
elles improvisaient	they were improvising

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'improvisai	I improvised
tu improvisas	you improvised
il improvisa	he improvised
elle improvisa	she improvised
nous improvisâmes	we improvised
vous improvisâtes	you improvised
ils improvisèrent	they improvised
elles improvisèrent	they improvised

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

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

Future		Scored
j'improviserai	I will improvise
tu improviseras	you will improvise
il improvisera	he will improvise
elle improvisera	she will improvise
nous improviserons	we will improvise
vous improviserez	you will improvise
ils improviseront	they will improvise
elles improviseront	they will improvise

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

Conditional		Scored
j'improviserais	I would improvise
tu improviserais	you would improvise
il improviserait	he would improvise
elle improviserait	she would improvise
nous improviserions	we would improvise
vous improviseriez	you would improvise
ils improviseraient	they would improvise
elles improviseraient	they would improvise

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'improvise	(... that) I improvise
(... que) tu improvises	(... that) you improvise
(... que) il improvise	(... that) he improvises
(... que) elle improvise	(... that) she improvises
(... que) nous improvisions	(... that) we improvise
(... que) vous improvisiez	(... that) you improvise
(... que) ils improvisent	(... that) they improvise
(... que) elles improvisent	(... that) they improvise

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'improvisasse	(... that) I was improvising
(... que) tu improvisasses	(... that) you were improvising
(... que) il improvisât	(... that) he was improvising
(... que) elle improvisât	(... that) she was improvising
(... que) nous improvisassions	(... that) we were improvising
(... que) vous improvisassiez	(... that) you were improvising
(... que) ils improvisassent	(... that) they were improvising
(... que) elles improvisassent	(... that) they were improvising

Imperative		Scored
improvise	Improvise
improvisons	Let's improvise
improvisez	Improvise

Present Participle		Scored
improvisant	improvising

Past Participle		Scored
improvisé	improvised

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