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Conjugation of the French verb inspirer

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

inspirer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
inspirer	to inspire

Present		Scored
j'inspire	I inspire
tu inspires	you inspire
il inspire	he inspires
elle inspire	she inspires
nous inspirons	we inspire
vous inspirez	you inspire
ils inspirent	they inspire
elles inspirent	they inspire

Imperfect		Scored
j'inspirais	I was inspiring
tu inspirais	you were inspiring
il inspirait	he was inspiring
elle inspirait	she was inspiring
nous inspirions	we were inspiring
vous inspiriez	you were inspiring
ils inspiraient	they were inspiring
elles inspiraient	they were inspiring

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'inspirai	I inspired
tu inspiras	you inspired
il inspira	he inspired
elle inspira	she inspired
nous inspirâmes	we inspired
vous inspirâtes	you inspired
ils inspirèrent	they inspired
elles inspirèrent	they inspired

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

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

Future		Scored
j'inspirerai	I will inspire
tu inspireras	you will inspire
il inspirera	he will inspire
elle inspirera	she will inspire
nous inspirerons	we will inspire
vous inspirerez	you will inspire
ils inspireront	they will inspire
elles inspireront	they will inspire

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

Conditional		Scored
j'inspirerais	I would inspire
tu inspirerais	you would inspire
il inspirerait	he would inspire
elle inspirerait	she would inspire
nous inspirerions	we would inspire
vous inspireriez	you would inspire
ils inspireraient	they would inspire
elles inspireraient	they would inspire

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'inspire	(... that) I inspire
(... que) tu inspires	(... that) you inspire
(... que) il inspire	(... that) he inspires
(... que) elle inspire	(... that) she inspires
(... que) nous inspirions	(... that) we inspire
(... que) vous inspiriez	(... that) you inspire
(... que) ils inspirent	(... that) they inspire
(... que) elles inspirent	(... that) they inspire

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'inspirasse	(... that) I was inspiring
(... que) tu inspirasses	(... that) you were inspiring
(... que) il inspirât	(... that) he was inspiring
(... que) elle inspirât	(... that) she was inspiring
(... que) nous inspirassions	(... that) we were inspiring
(... que) vous inspirassiez	(... that) you were inspiring
(... que) ils inspirassent	(... that) they were inspiring
(... que) elles inspirassent	(... that) they were inspiring

Imperative		Scored
inspire	Inspire
inspirons	Let's inspire
inspirez	Inspire

Present Participle		Scored
inspirant	inspiring

Past Participle		Scored
inspiré	inspired

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