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Conjugation of the French verb semer

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

semer is a regular verb with spelling changes

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
semer	to sow

Present		Scored
je sème	I sow
tu sèmes	you sow
il sème	he sows
elle sème	she sows
nous semons	we sow
vous semez	you sow
ils sèment	they sow
elles sèment	they sow

Imperfect		Scored
je semais	I was sowing
tu semais	you were sowing
il semait	he was sowing
elle semait	she was sowing
nous semions	we were sowing
vous semiez	you were sowing
ils semaient	they were sowing
elles semaient	they were sowing

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 semai	I sowed
tu semas	you sowed
il sema	he sowed
elle sema	she sowed
nous semâmes	we sowed
vous semâtes	you sowed
ils semèrent	they sowed
elles semèrent	they sowed

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

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

Future		Scored
je sèmerai	I will sow
tu sèmeras	you will sow
il sèmera	he will sow
elle sèmera	she will sow
nous sèmerons	we will sow
vous sèmerez	you will sow
ils sèmeront	they will sow
elles sèmeront	they will sow

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

Conditional		Scored
je sèmerais	I would sow
tu sèmerais	you would sow
il sèmerait	he would sow
elle sèmerait	she would sow
nous sèmerions	we would sow
vous sèmeriez	you would sow
ils sèmeraient	they would sow
elles sèmeraient	they would sow

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je sème	(... that) I sow
(... que) tu sèmes	(... that) you sow
(... que) il sème	(... that) he sows
(... que) elle sème	(... that) she sows
(... que) nous semions	(... that) we sow
(... que) vous semiez	(... that) you sow
(... que) ils sèment	(... that) they sow
(... que) elles sèment	(... that) they sow

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je semasse	(... that) I was sowing
(... que) tu semasses	(... that) you were sowing
(... que) il semât	(... that) he was sowing
(... que) elle semât	(... that) she was sowing
(... que) nous semassions	(... that) we were sowing
(... que) vous semassiez	(... that) you were sowing
(... que) ils semassent	(... that) they were sowing
(... que) elles semassent	(... that) they were sowing

Imperative		Scored
sème	Sow
semons	Let's sow
semez	Sow

Present Participle		Scored
semant	sowing

Past Participle		Scored
semé	sown

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Irregular conjugation

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