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Conjugation of the French verb inventer

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

inventer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
inventer	to invent

Present		Scored
j'invente	I invent
tu inventes	you invent
il invente	he invents
elle invente	she invents
nous inventons	we invent
vous inventez	you invent
ils inventent	they invent
elles inventent	they invent

Imperfect		Scored
j'inventais	I was inventing
tu inventais	you were inventing
il inventait	he was inventing
elle inventait	she was inventing
nous inventions	we were inventing
vous inventiez	you were inventing
ils inventaient	they were inventing
elles inventaient	they were inventing

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'inventai	I invented
tu inventas	you invented
il inventa	he invented
elle inventa	she invented
nous inventâmes	we invented
vous inventâtes	you invented
ils inventèrent	they invented
elles inventèrent	they invented

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

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

Future		Scored
j'inventerai	I will invent
tu inventeras	you will invent
il inventera	he will invent
elle inventera	she will invent
nous inventerons	we will invent
vous inventerez	you will invent
ils inventeront	they will invent
elles inventeront	they will invent

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

Conditional		Scored
j'inventerais	I would invent
tu inventerais	you would invent
il inventerait	he would invent
elle inventerait	she would invent
nous inventerions	we would invent
vous inventeriez	you would invent
ils inventeraient	they would invent
elles inventeraient	they would invent

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'invente	(... that) I invent
(... que) tu inventes	(... that) you invent
(... que) il invente	(... that) he invents
(... que) elle invente	(... that) she invents
(... que) nous inventions	(... that) we invent
(... que) vous inventiez	(... that) you invent
(... que) ils inventent	(... that) they invent
(... que) elles inventent	(... that) they invent

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'inventasse	(... that) I was inventing
(... que) tu inventasses	(... that) you were inventing
(... que) il inventât	(... that) he was inventing
(... que) elle inventât	(... that) she was inventing
(... que) nous inventassions	(... that) we were inventing
(... que) vous inventassiez	(... that) you were inventing
(... que) ils inventassent	(... that) they were inventing
(... que) elles inventassent	(... that) they were inventing

Imperative		Scored
invente	Invent
inventons	Let's invent
inventez	Invent

Present Participle		Scored
inventant	inventing

Past Participle		Scored
inventé	invented

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