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Conjugation of the French verb retarder

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

retarder is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
retarder	to delay

Present		Scored
je retarde	I delay
tu retardes	you delay
il retarde	he delays
elle retarde	she delays
nous retardons	we delay
vous retardez	you delay
ils retardent	they delay
elles retardent	they delay

Imperfect		Scored
je retardais	I was delaying
tu retardais	you were delaying
il retardait	he was delaying
elle retardait	she was delaying
nous retardions	we were delaying
vous retardiez	you were delaying
ils retardaient	they were delaying
elles retardaient	they were delaying

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 retardai	I delayed
tu retardas	you delayed
il retarda	he delayed
elle retarda	she delayed
nous retardâmes	we delayed
vous retardâtes	you delayed
ils retardèrent	they delayed
elles retardèrent	they delayed

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

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

Future		Scored
je retarderai	I will delay
tu retarderas	you will delay
il retardera	he will delay
elle retardera	she will delay
nous retarderons	we will delay
vous retarderez	you will delay
ils retarderont	they will delay
elles retarderont	they will delay

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

Conditional		Scored
je retarderais	I would delay
tu retarderais	you would delay
il retarderait	he would delay
elle retarderait	she would delay
nous retarderions	we would delay
vous retarderiez	you would delay
ils retarderaient	they would delay
elles retarderaient	they would delay

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je retarde	(... that) I delay
(... que) tu retardes	(... that) you delay
(... que) il retarde	(... that) he delays
(... que) elle retarde	(... that) she delays
(... que) nous retardions	(... that) we delay
(... que) vous retardiez	(... that) you delay
(... que) ils retardent	(... that) they delay
(... que) elles retardent	(... that) they delay

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je retardasse	(... that) I was delaying
(... que) tu retardasses	(... that) you were delaying
(... que) il retardât	(... that) he was delaying
(... que) elle retardât	(... that) she was delaying
(... que) nous retardassions	(... that) we were delaying
(... que) vous retardassiez	(... that) you were delaying
(... que) ils retardassent	(... that) they were delaying
(... que) elles retardassent	(... that) they were delaying

Imperative		Scored
retarde	Delay
retardons	Let's delay
retardez	Delay

Present Participle		Scored
retardant	delaying

Past Participle		Scored
retardé	delayed

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