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Conjugation of the French verb prononcer

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

prononcer is a regular verb with spelling changes

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
prononcer	to pronounce

Present		Scored
je prononce	I pronounce
tu prononces	you pronounce
il prononce	he pronounces
elle prononce	she pronounces
nous prononçons	we pronounce
vous prononcez	you pronounce
ils prononcent	they pronounce
elles prononcent	they pronounce

Imperfect		Scored
je prononçais	I was pronouncing
tu prononçais	you were pronouncing
il prononçait	he was pronouncing
elle prononçait	she was pronouncing
nous prononcions	we were pronouncing
vous prononciez	you were pronouncing
ils prononçaient	they were pronouncing
elles prononçaient	they were pronouncing

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 prononçai	I pronounced
tu prononças	you pronounced
il prononça	he pronounced
elle prononça	she pronounced
nous prononçâmes	we pronounced
vous prononçâtes	you pronounced
ils prononcèrent	they pronounced
elles prononcèrent	they pronounced

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

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

Future		Scored
je prononcerai	I will pronounce
tu prononceras	you will pronounce
il prononcera	he will pronounce
elle prononcera	she will pronounce
nous prononcerons	we will pronounce
vous prononcerez	you will pronounce
ils prononceront	they will pronounce
elles prononceront	they will pronounce

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

Conditional		Scored
je prononcerais	I would pronounce
tu prononcerais	you would pronounce
il prononcerait	he would pronounce
elle prononcerait	she would pronounce
nous prononcerions	we would pronounce
vous prononceriez	you would pronounce
ils prononceraient	they would pronounce
elles prononceraient	they would pronounce

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je prononce	(... that) I pronounce
(... que) tu prononces	(... that) you pronounce
(... que) il prononce	(... that) he pronounces
(... que) elle prononce	(... that) she pronounces
(... que) nous prononcions	(... that) we pronounce
(... que) vous prononciez	(... that) you pronounce
(... que) ils prononcent	(... that) they pronounce
(... que) elles prononcent	(... that) they pronounce

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je prononçasse	(... that) I was pronouncing
(... que) tu prononçasses	(... that) you were pronouncing
(... que) il prononçât	(... that) he was pronouncing
(... que) elle prononçât	(... that) she was pronouncing
(... que) nous prononçassions	(... that) we were pronouncing
(... que) vous prononçassiez	(... that) you were pronouncing
(... que) ils prononçassent	(... that) they were pronouncing
(... que) elles prononçassent	(... that) they were pronouncing

Imperative		Scored
prononce	Pronounce
prononçons	Let's pronounce
prononcez	Pronounce

Present Participle		Scored
prononçant	pronouncing

Past Participle		Scored
prononcé	pronounced

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