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Conjugation of the French verb manier

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

manier is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
manier	to wield

Present		Scored
je manie	I wield
tu manies	you wield
il manie	he wields
elle manie	she wields
nous manions	we wield
vous maniez	you wield
ils manient	they wield
elles manient	they wield

Imperfect		Scored
je maniais	I was wielding
tu maniais	you were wielding
il maniait	he was wielding
elle maniait	she was wielding
nous maniions	we were wielding
vous maniiez	you were wielding
ils maniaient	they were wielding
elles maniaient	they were wielding

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 maniai	I wielded
tu manias	you wielded
il mania	he wielded
elle mania	she wielded
nous maniâmes	we wielded
vous maniâtes	you wielded
ils manièrent	they wielded
elles manièrent	they wielded

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

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

Future		Scored
je manierai	I will wield
tu manieras	you will wield
il maniera	he will wield
elle maniera	she will wield
nous manierons	we will wield
vous manierez	you will wield
ils manieront	they will wield
elles manieront	they will wield

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

Conditional		Scored
je manierais	I would wield
tu manierais	you would wield
il manierait	he would wield
elle manierait	she would wield
nous manierions	we would wield
vous manieriez	you would wield
ils manieraient	they would wield
elles manieraient	they would wield

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je manie	(... that) I wield
(... que) tu manies	(... that) you wield
(... que) il manie	(... that) he wields
(... que) elle manie	(... that) she wields
(... que) nous maniions	(... that) we wield
(... que) vous maniiez	(... that) you wield
(... que) ils manient	(... that) they wield
(... que) elles manient	(... that) they wield

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je maniasse	(... that) I was wielding
(... que) tu maniasses	(... that) you were wielding
(... que) il maniât	(... that) he was wielding
(... que) elle maniât	(... that) she was wielding
(... que) nous maniassions	(... that) we were wielding
(... que) vous maniassiez	(... that) you were wielding
(... que) ils maniassent	(... that) they were wielding
(... que) elles maniassent	(... that) they were wielding

Imperative		Scored
manie	Wield
manions	Let's wield
maniez	Wield

Present Participle		Scored
maniant	wielding

Past Participle		Scored
manié	wielded

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