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Conjugation of the French verb sonner

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

sonner is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
sonner	to toll

Present		Scored
je sonne	I toll
tu sonnes	you toll
il sonne	he tolls
elle sonne	she tolls
nous sonnons	we toll
vous sonnez	you toll
ils sonnent	they toll
elles sonnent	they toll

Imperfect		Scored
je sonnais	I was tolling
tu sonnais	you were tolling
il sonnait	he was tolling
elle sonnait	she was tolling
nous sonnions	we were tolling
vous sonniez	you were tolling
ils sonnaient	they were tolling
elles sonnaient	they were tolling

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 sonnai	I tolled
tu sonnas	you tolled
il sonna	he tolled
elle sonna	she tolled
nous sonnâmes	we tolled
vous sonnâtes	you tolled
ils sonnèrent	they tolled
elles sonnèrent	they tolled

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

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

Future		Scored
je sonnerai	I will toll
tu sonneras	you will toll
il sonnera	he will toll
elle sonnera	she will toll
nous sonnerons	we will toll
vous sonnerez	you will toll
ils sonneront	they will toll
elles sonneront	they will toll

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

Conditional		Scored
je sonnerais	I would toll
tu sonnerais	you would toll
il sonnerait	he would toll
elle sonnerait	she would toll
nous sonnerions	we would toll
vous sonneriez	you would toll
ils sonneraient	they would toll
elles sonneraient	they would toll

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je sonne	(... that) I toll
(... que) tu sonnes	(... that) you toll
(... que) il sonne	(... that) he tolls
(... que) elle sonne	(... that) she tolls
(... que) nous sonnions	(... that) we toll
(... que) vous sonniez	(... that) you toll
(... que) ils sonnent	(... that) they toll
(... que) elles sonnent	(... that) they toll

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je sonnasse	(... that) I was tolling
(... que) tu sonnasses	(... that) you were tolling
(... que) il sonnât	(... that) he was tolling
(... que) elle sonnât	(... that) she was tolling
(... que) nous sonnassions	(... that) we were tolling
(... que) vous sonnassiez	(... that) you were tolling
(... que) ils sonnassent	(... that) they were tolling
(... que) elles sonnassent	(... that) they were tolling

Imperative		Scored
sonne	Toll
sonnons	Let's toll
sonnez	Toll

Present Participle		Scored
sonnant	tolling

Past Participle		Scored
sonné	tolled

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