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Conjugation of the French verb séparer

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

séparer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
séparer	to part

Present		Scored
je sépare	I part
tu sépares	you part
il sépare	he parts
elle sépare	she parts
nous séparons	we part
vous séparez	you part
ils séparent	they part
elles séparent	they part

Imperfect		Scored
je séparais	I was parting
tu séparais	you were parting
il séparait	he was parting
elle séparait	she was parting
nous séparions	we were parting
vous sépariez	you were parting
ils séparaient	they were parting
elles séparaient	they were parting

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 séparai	I parted
tu séparas	you parted
il sépara	he parted
elle sépara	she parted
nous séparâmes	we parted
vous séparâtes	you parted
ils séparèrent	they parted
elles séparèrent	they parted

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

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

Future		Scored
je séparerai	I will part
tu sépareras	you will part
il séparera	he will part
elle séparera	she will part
nous séparerons	we will part
vous séparerez	you will part
ils sépareront	they will part
elles sépareront	they will part

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

Conditional		Scored
je séparerais	I would part
tu séparerais	you would part
il séparerait	he would part
elle séparerait	she would part
nous séparerions	we would part
vous sépareriez	you would part
ils sépareraient	they would part
elles sépareraient	they would part

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je sépare	(... that) I part
(... que) tu sépares	(... that) you part
(... que) il sépare	(... that) he parts
(... que) elle sépare	(... that) she parts
(... que) nous séparions	(... that) we part
(... que) vous sépariez	(... that) you part
(... que) ils séparent	(... that) they part
(... que) elles séparent	(... that) they part

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je séparasse	(... that) I was parting
(... que) tu séparasses	(... that) you were parting
(... que) il séparât	(... that) he was parting
(... que) elle séparât	(... that) she was parting
(... que) nous séparassions	(... that) we were parting
(... que) vous séparassiez	(... that) you were parting
(... que) ils séparassent	(... that) they were parting
(... que) elles séparassent	(... that) they were parting

Imperative		Scored
sépare	Part
séparons	Let's part
séparez	Part

Present Participle		Scored
séparant	parting

Past Participle		Scored
séparé	parted

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