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Conjugation of the French verb laver

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

laver is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
laver	to wash

Present		Scored
je lave	I wash
tu laves	you wash
il lave	he washes
elle lave	she washes
nous lavons	we wash
vous lavez	you wash
ils lavent	they wash
elles lavent	they wash

Imperfect		Scored
je lavais	I was washing
tu lavais	you were washing
il lavait	he was washing
elle lavait	she was washing
nous lavions	we were washing
vous laviez	you were washing
ils lavaient	they were washing
elles lavaient	they were washing

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
je lavai	I washed
tu lavas	you washed
il lava	he washed
elle lava	she washed
nous lavâmes	we washed
vous lavâtes	you washed
ils lavèrent	they washed
elles lavèrent	they washed

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

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

Future		Scored
je laverai	I will wash
tu laveras	you will wash
il lavera	he will wash
elle lavera	she will wash
nous laverons	we will wash
vous laverez	you will wash
ils laveront	they will wash
elles laveront	they will wash

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

Conditional		Scored
je laverais	I would wash
tu laverais	you would wash
il laverait	he would wash
elle laverait	she would wash
nous laverions	we would wash
vous laveriez	you would wash
ils laveraient	they would wash
elles laveraient	they would wash

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je lave	(... that) I wash
(... que) tu laves	(... that) you wash
(... que) il lave	(... that) he washes
(... que) elle lave	(... that) she washes
(... que) nous lavions	(... that) we wash
(... que) vous laviez	(... that) you wash
(... que) ils lavent	(... that) they wash
(... que) elles lavent	(... that) they wash

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je lavasse	(... that) I was washing
(... que) tu lavasses	(... that) you were washing
(... que) il lavât	(... that) he was washing
(... que) elle lavât	(... that) she was washing
(... que) nous lavassions	(... that) we were washing
(... que) vous lavassiez	(... that) you were washing
(... que) ils lavassent	(... that) they were washing
(... que) elles lavassent	(... that) they were washing

Imperative		Scored
lave	Wash
lavons	Let's wash
lavez	Wash

Present Participle		Scored
lavant	washing

Past Participle		Scored
lavé	washed

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