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Conjugation of the French verb observer

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

observer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
observer	to observe

Present		Scored
j'observe	I observe
tu observes	you observe
il observe	he observes
elle observe	she observes
nous observons	we observe
vous observez	you observe
ils observent	they observe
elles observent	they observe

Imperfect		Scored
j'observais	I was observing
tu observais	you were observing
il observait	he was observing
elle observait	she was observing
nous observions	we were observing
vous observiez	you were observing
ils observaient	they were observing
elles observaient	they were observing

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'observai	I observed
tu observas	you observed
il observa	he observed
elle observa	she observed
nous observâmes	we observed
vous observâtes	you observed
ils observèrent	they observed
elles observèrent	they observed

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

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

Future		Scored
j'observerai	I will observe
tu observeras	you will observe
il observera	he will observe
elle observera	she will observe
nous observerons	we will observe
vous observerez	you will observe
ils observeront	they will observe
elles observeront	they will observe

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

Conditional		Scored
j'observerais	I would observe
tu observerais	you would observe
il observerait	he would observe
elle observerait	she would observe
nous observerions	we would observe
vous observeriez	you would observe
ils observeraient	they would observe
elles observeraient	they would observe

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'observe	(... that) I observe
(... que) tu observes	(... that) you observe
(... que) il observe	(... that) he observes
(... que) elle observe	(... that) she observes
(... que) nous observions	(... that) we observe
(... que) vous observiez	(... that) you observe
(... que) ils observent	(... that) they observe
(... que) elles observent	(... that) they observe

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'observasse	(... that) I was observing
(... que) tu observasses	(... that) you were observing
(... que) il observât	(... that) he was observing
(... que) elle observât	(... that) she was observing
(... que) nous observassions	(... that) we were observing
(... que) vous observassiez	(... that) you were observing
(... que) ils observassent	(... that) they were observing
(... que) elles observassent	(... that) they were observing

Imperative		Scored
observe	Observe
observons	Let's observe
observez	Observe

Present Participle		Scored
observant	observing

Past Participle		Scored
observé	observed

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