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Conjugation of the French verb posséder

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

posséder is a regular verb with spelling changes

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
posséder	to own

Present		Scored
je possède	I own
tu possèdes	you own
il possède	he owns
elle possède	she owns
nous possédons	we own
vous possédez	you own
ils possèdent	they own
elles possèdent	they own

Imperfect		Scored
je possédais	I was owning
tu possédais	you were owning
il possédait	he was owning
elle possédait	she was owning
nous possédions	we were owning
vous possédiez	you were owning
ils possédaient	they were owning
elles possédaient	they were owning

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 possédai	I owned
tu possédas	you owned
il posséda	he owned
elle posséda	she owned
nous possédâmes	we owned
vous possédâtes	you owned
ils possédèrent	they owned
elles possédèrent	they owned

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

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

Future		Scored
je posséderai	I will own
tu posséderas	you will own
il possédera	he will own
elle possédera	she will own
nous posséderons	we will own
vous posséderez	you will own
ils posséderont	they will own
elles posséderont	they will own

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

Conditional		Scored
je posséderais	I would own
tu posséderais	you would own
il posséderait	he would own
elle posséderait	she would own
nous posséderions	we would own
vous posséderiez	you would own
ils possèderaient	they would own
elles possèderaient	they would own

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je possède	(... that) I own
(... que) tu possèdes	(... that) you own
(... que) il possède	(... that) he owns
(... que) elle possède	(... that) she owns
(... que) nous possédions	(... that) we own
(... que) vous possédiez	(... that) you own
(... que) ils possèdent	(... that) they own
(... que) elles possèdent	(... that) they own

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je possédasse	(... that) I was owning
(... que) tu possédasses	(... that) you were owning
(... que) il possédât	(... that) he was owning
(... que) elle possédât	(... that) she was owning
(... que) nous possédassions	(... that) we were owning
(... que) vous possédassiez	(... that) you were owning
(... que) ils possédassent	(... that) they were owning
(... que) elles possédassent	(... that) they were owning

Imperative		Scored
possède	Own
possédons	Let's own
possédez	Own

Present Participle		Scored
possédant	owning

Past Participle		Scored
possédé	owned

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