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Conjugation of the French verb traverser

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

traverser is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
traverser	to cross

Present		Scored
je traverse	I cross
tu traverses	you cross
il traverse	he crosses
elle traverse	she crosses
nous traversons	we cross
vous traversez	you cross
ils traversent	they cross
elles traversent	they cross

Imperfect		Scored
je traversais	I was crossing
tu traversais	you were crossing
il traversait	he was crossing
elle traversait	she was crossing
nous traversions	we were crossing
vous traversiez	you were crossing
ils traversaient	they were crossing
elles traversaient	they were crossing

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 traversai	I crossed
tu traversas	you crossed
il traversa	he crossed
elle traversa	she crossed
nous traversâmes	we crossed
vous traversâtes	you crossed
ils traversèrent	they crossed
elles traversèrent	they crossed

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

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

Future		Scored
je traverserai	I will cross
tu traverseras	you will cross
il traversera	he will cross
elle traversera	she will cross
nous traverserons	we will cross
vous traverserez	you will cross
ils traverseront	they will cross
elles traverseront	they will cross

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

Conditional		Scored
je traverserais	I would cross
tu traverserais	you would cross
il traverserait	he would cross
elle traverserait	she would cross
nous traverserions	we would cross
vous traverseriez	you would cross
ils traverseraient	they would cross
elles traverseraient	they would cross

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je traverse	(... that) I cross
(... que) tu traverses	(... that) you cross
(... que) il traverse	(... that) he crosses
(... que) elle traverse	(... that) she crosses
(... que) nous traversions	(... that) we cross
(... que) vous traversiez	(... that) you cross
(... que) ils traversent	(... that) they cross
(... que) elles traversent	(... that) they cross

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je traversasse	(... that) I was crossing
(... que) tu traversasses	(... that) you were crossing
(... que) il traversât	(... that) he was crossing
(... que) elle traversât	(... that) she was crossing
(... que) nous traversassions	(... that) we were crossing
(... que) vous traversassiez	(... that) you were crossing
(... que) ils traversassent	(... that) they were crossing
(... que) elles traversassent	(... that) they were crossing

Imperative		Scored
traverse	Cross
traversons	Let's cross
traversez	Cross

Present Participle		Scored
traversant	crossing

Past Participle		Scored
traversé	crossed

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