Conjugation of the French verb jouer
A list of the common conjugations for the French verb jouer, along with their English translations.Verb phrases
Infinitive | Scored | |
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jouer | to play |
Present | Scored | |
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je joue | I play | |
tu joues | you play | |
il joue | he plays | |
elle joue | she plays | |
nous jouons | we play | |
vous jouez | you play | |
ils jouent | they play | |
elles jouent | they play |
Imperfect | Scored | |
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je jouais | I was playing | |
tu jouais | you were playing | |
il jouait | he was playing | |
elle jouait | she was playing | |
nous jouions | we were playing | |
vous jouiez | you were playing | |
ils jouaient | they were playing | |
elles jouaient | they were playing |
Past Historic / Passé Simple | Scored | |
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je jouai | I played | |
tu jouas | you played | |
il joua | he played | |
elle joua | she played | |
nous jouâmes | we played | |
vous jouâtes | you played | |
ils jouèrent | they played | |
elles jouèrent | they played |
Passé Composé | Scored | |
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j'ai joué | I have played | |
tu as joué | you have played | |
il a joué | he has played | |
elle a joué | she has played | |
nous avons joué | we have played | |
vous avez joué | you have played | |
ils ont joué | they have played | |
elles ont joué | they have played |
Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait | Scored | |
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j'avais joué | I had played | |
tu avais joué | you had played | |
il avait joué | he had played | |
elle avait joué | she had played | |
nous avions joué | we had played | |
vous aviez joué | you had played | |
ils avaient joué | they had played | |
elles avaient joué | they had played |
Future | Scored | |
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je jouerai | I will play | |
tu joueras | you will play | |
il jouera | he will play | |
elle jouera | she will play | |
nous jouerons | we will play | |
vous jouerez | you will play | |
ils joueront | they will play | |
elles joueront | they will play |
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 | |
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j'aurai joué | I will have played | |
tu auras joué | you will have played | |
il aura joué | he will have played | |
elle aura joué | she will have played | |
nous aurons joué | we will have played | |
vous aurez joué | you will have played | |
ils auront joué | they will have played | |
elles auront joué | they will have played |
Conditional | Scored | |
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je jouerais | I would play | |
tu jouerais | you would play | |
il jouerait | he would play | |
elle jouerait | she would play | |
nous jouerions | we would play | |
vous joueriez | you would play | |
ils joueraient | they would play | |
elles joueraient | they would play |
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 | |
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j'aurais joué | I would have played | |
tu aurais joué | you would have played | |
il aurait joué | he would have played | |
elle aurait joué | she would have played | |
nous aurions joué | we would have played | |
vous auriez joué | you would have played | |
ils auraient joué | they would have played | |
elles auraient joué | they would have played |
Present Subjunctive | Scored | |
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(... que) je joue | (... that) I play | |
(... que) tu joues | (... that) you play | |
(... que) il joue | (... that) he plays | |
(... que) elle joue | (... that) she plays | |
(... que) nous jouions | (... that) we play | |
(... que) vous jouiez | (... that) you play | |
(... que) ils jouent | (... that) they play | |
(... que) elles jouent | (... that) they play |
Imperfect Subjunctive | Scored | |
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(... que) je jouasse | (... that) I was playing | |
(... que) tu jouasses | (... that) you were playing | |
(... que) il jouât | (... that) he was playing | |
(... que) elle jouât | (... that) she was playing | |
(... que) nous jouassions | (... that) we were playing | |
(... que) vous jouassiez | (... that) you were playing | |
(... que) ils jouassent | (... that) they were playing | |
(... que) elles jouassent | (... that) they were playing |
Imperative | Scored | |
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joue | Play | |
jouons | Let's play | |
jouez | Play |
Present Participle | Scored | |
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jouant | playing |
Past Participle | Scored | |
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joué | played |
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