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Conjugation of the French verb nager

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

nager is a regular verb with spelling changes

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
nager	to swim

Present		Scored
je nage	I swim
tu nages	you swim
il nage	he swims
elle nage	she swims
nous nageons	we swim
vous nagez	you swim
ils nagent	they swim
elles nagent	they swim

Imperfect		Scored
je nageais	I was swimming
tu nageais	you were swimming
il nageait	he was swimming
elle nageait	she was swimming
nous nagions	we were swimming
vous nagiez	you were swimming
ils nageaient	they were swimming
elles nageaient	they were swimming

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 nageai	I swam
tu nageas	you swam
il nagea	he swam
elle nagea	she swam
nous nageâmes	we swam
vous nageâtes	you swam
ils nagèrent	they swam
elles nagèrent	they swam

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

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

Future		Scored
je nagerai	I will swim
tu nageras	you will swim
il nagera	he will swim
elle nagera	she will swim
nous nagerons	we will swim
vous nagerez	you will swim
ils nageront	they will swim
elles nageront	they will swim

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

Conditional		Scored
je nagerais	I would swim
tu nagerais	you would swim
il nagerait	he would swim
elle nagerait	she would swim
nous nagerions	we would swim
vous nageriez	you would swim
ils nageraient	they would swim
elles nageraient	they would swim

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je nage	(... that) I swim
(... que) tu nages	(... that) you swim
(... que) il nage	(... that) he swims
(... que) elle nage	(... that) she swims
(... que) nous nagions	(... that) we swim
(... que) vous nagiez	(... that) you swim
(... que) ils nagent	(... that) they swim
(... que) elles nagent	(... that) they swim

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je nageasse	(... that) I was swimming
(... que) tu nageasses	(... that) you were swimming
(... que) il nageât	(... that) he was swimming
(... que) elle nageât	(... that) she was swimming
(... que) nous nageassions	(... that) we were swimming
(... que) vous nageassiez	(... that) you were swimming
(... que) ils nageassent	(... that) they were swimming
(... que) elles nageassent	(... that) they were swimming

Imperative		Scored
nage	Swim
nageons	Let's swim
nagez	Swim

Present Participle		Scored
nageant	swimming

Past Participle		Scored
nagé	swum

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