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Conjugation of the French verb presser

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

presser is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
presser	to press

Present		Scored
je presse	I press
tu presses	you press
il presse	he presses
elle presse	she presses
nous pressons	we press
vous pressez	you press
ils pressent	they press
elles pressent	they press

Imperfect		Scored
je pressais	I was pressing
tu pressais	you were pressing
il pressait	he was pressing
elle pressait	she was pressing
nous pressions	we were pressing
vous pressiez	you were pressing
ils pressaient	they were pressing
elles pressaient	they were pressing

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 pressai	I pressed
tu pressas	you pressed
il pressa	he pressed
elle pressa	she pressed
nous pressâmes	we pressed
vous pressâtes	you pressed
ils pressèrent	they pressed
elles pressèrent	they pressed

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

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

Future		Scored
je presserai	I will press
tu presseras	you will press
il pressera	he will press
elle pressera	she will press
nous presserons	we will press
vous presserez	you will press
ils presseront	they will press
elles presseront	they will press

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

Conditional		Scored
je presserais	I would press
tu presserais	you would press
il presserait	he would press
elle presserait	she would press
nous presserions	we would press
vous presseriez	you would press
ils presseraient	they would press
elles presseraient	they would press

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je presse	(... that) I press
(... que) tu presses	(... that) you press
(... que) il presse	(... that) he presses
(... que) elle presse	(... that) she presses
(... que) nous pressions	(... that) we press
(... que) vous pressiez	(... that) you press
(... que) ils pressent	(... that) they press
(... que) elles pressent	(... that) they press

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je pressasse	(... that) I was pressing
(... que) tu pressasses	(... that) you were pressing
(... que) il pressât	(... that) he was pressing
(... que) elle pressât	(... that) she was pressing
(... que) nous pressassions	(... that) we were pressing
(... que) vous pressassiez	(... that) you were pressing
(... que) ils pressassent	(... that) they were pressing
(... que) elles pressassent	(... that) they were pressing

Imperative		Scored
presse	Press
pressons	Let's press
pressez	Press

Present Participle		Scored
pressant	pressing

Past Participle		Scored
pressé	pressed

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