Conjugation of the French verb parler
A list of the common conjugations for the French verb parler, along with their English translations.Verb phrases
Infinitive | Scored | |
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parler | to talk |
Present | Scored | |
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je parle | I talk | |
tu parles | you talk | |
il parle | he talks | |
elle parle | she talks | |
nous parlons | we talk | |
vous parlez | you talk | |
ils parlent | they talk | |
elles parlent | they talk |
Imperfect | Scored | |
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je parlais | I was talking | |
tu parlais | you were talking | |
il parlait | he was talking | |
elle parlait | she was talking | |
nous parlions | we were talking | |
vous parliez | you were talking | |
ils parlaient | they were talking | |
elles parlaient | they were talking |
Past Historic / Passé Simple | Scored | |
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je parlai | I talked | |
tu parlas | you talked | |
il parla | he talked | |
elle parla | she talked | |
nous parlâmes | we talked | |
vous parlâtes | you talked | |
ils parlèrent | they talked | |
elles parlèrent | they talked |
Passé Composé | Scored | |
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j'ai parlé | I have talked | |
tu as parlé | you have talked | |
il a parlé | he has talked | |
elle a parlé | she has talked | |
nous avons parlé | we have talked | |
vous avez parlé | you have talked | |
ils ont parlé | they have talked | |
elles ont parlé | they have talked |
Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait | Scored | |
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j'avais parlé | I had talked | |
tu avais parlé | you had talked | |
il avait parlé | he had talked | |
elle avait parlé | she had talked | |
nous avions parlé | we had talked | |
vous aviez parlé | you had talked | |
ils avaient parlé | they had talked | |
elles avaient parlé | they had talked |
Future | Scored | |
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je parlerai | I will talk | |
tu parleras | you will talk | |
il parlera | he will talk | |
elle parlera | she will talk | |
nous parlerons | we will talk | |
vous parlerez | you will talk | |
ils parleront | they will talk | |
elles parleront | they will talk |
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 parlé | I will have talked | |
tu auras parlé | you will have talked | |
il aura parlé | he will have talked | |
elle aura parlé | she will have talked | |
nous aurons parlé | we will have talked | |
vous aurez parlé | you will have talked | |
ils auront parlé | they will have talked | |
elles auront parlé | they will have talked |
Conditional | Scored | |
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je parlerais | I would talk | |
tu parlerais | you would talk | |
il parlerait | he would talk | |
elle parlerait | she would talk | |
nous parlerions | we would talk | |
vous parleriez | you would talk | |
ils parleraient | they would talk | |
elles parleraient | they would talk |
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 parlé | I would have talked | |
tu aurais parlé | you would have talked | |
il aurait parlé | he would have talked | |
elle aurait parlé | she would have talked | |
nous aurions parlé | we would have talked | |
vous auriez parlé | you would have talked | |
ils auraient parlé | they would have talked | |
elles auraient parlé | they would have talked |
Present Subjunctive | Scored | |
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(... que) je parle | (... that) I talk | |
(... que) tu parles | (... that) you talk | |
(... que) il parle | (... that) he talks | |
(... que) elle parle | (... that) she talks | |
(... que) nous parlions | (... that) we talk | |
(... que) vous parliez | (... that) you talk | |
(... que) ils parlent | (... that) they talk | |
(... que) elles parlent | (... that) they talk |
Imperfect Subjunctive | Scored | |
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(... que) je parlasse | (... that) I was talking | |
(... que) tu parlasses | (... that) you were talking | |
(... que) il parlât | (... that) he was talking | |
(... que) elle parlât | (... that) she was talking | |
(... que) nous parlassions | (... that) we were talking | |
(... que) vous parlassiez | (... that) you were talking | |
(... que) ils parlassent | (... that) they were talking | |
(... que) elles parlassent | (... that) they were talking |
Imperative | Scored | |
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parle | Talk | |
parlons | Let's talk | |
parlez | Talk |
Present Participle | Scored | |
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parlant | talking |
Past Participle | Scored | |
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parlé | talked |
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