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Conjugation of the French verb provoquer

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

provoquer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
provoquer	to provoke

Present		Scored
je provoque	I provoke
tu provoques	you provoke
il provoque	he provokes
elle provoque	she provokes
nous provoquons	we provoke
vous provoquez	you provoke
ils provoquent	they provoke
elles provoquent	they provoke

Imperfect		Scored
je provoquais	I was provoking
tu provoquais	you were provoking
il provoquait	he was provoking
elle provoquait	she was provoking
nous provoquions	we were provoking
vous provoquiez	you were provoking
ils provoquaient	they were provoking
elles provoquaient	they were provoking

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 provoquai	I provoked
tu provoquas	you provoked
il provoqua	he provoked
elle provoqua	she provoked
nous provoquâmes	we provoked
vous provoquâtes	you provoked
ils provoquèrent	they provoked
elles provoquèrent	they provoked

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

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

Future		Scored
je provoquerai	I will provoke
tu provoqueras	you will provoke
il provoquera	he will provoke
elle provoquera	she will provoke
nous provoquerons	we will provoke
vous provoquerez	you will provoke
ils provoqueront	they will provoke
elles provoqueront	they will provoke

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

Conditional		Scored
je provoquerais	I would provoke
tu provoquerais	you would provoke
il provoquerait	he would provoke
elle provoquerait	she would provoke
nous provoquerions	we would provoke
vous provoqueriez	you would provoke
ils provoqueraient	they would provoke
elles provoqueraient	they would provoke

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je provoque	(... that) I provoke
(... que) tu provoques	(... that) you provoke
(... que) il provoque	(... that) he provokes
(... que) elle provoque	(... that) she provokes
(... que) nous provoquions	(... that) we provoke
(... que) vous provoquiez	(... that) you provoke
(... que) ils provoquent	(... that) they provoke
(... que) elles provoquent	(... that) they provoke

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je provoquasse	(... that) I was provoking
(... que) tu provoquasses	(... that) you were provoking
(... que) il provoquât	(... that) he was provoking
(... que) elle provoquât	(... that) she was provoking
(... que) nous provoquassions	(... that) we were provoking
(... que) vous provoquassiez	(... that) you were provoking
(... que) ils provoquassent	(... that) they were provoking
(... que) elles provoquassent	(... that) they were provoking

Imperative		Scored
provoque	Provoke
provoquons	Let's provoke
provoquez	Provoke

Present Participle		Scored
provoquant	provoking

Past Participle		Scored
provoqué	provoked

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