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Conjugation of the French verb tromper

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

tromper is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
tromper	to deceive

Present		Scored
je trompe	I deceive
tu trompes	you deceive
il trompe	he deceives
elle trompe	she deceives
nous trompons	we deceive
vous trompez	you deceive
ils trompent	they deceive
elles trompent	they deceive

Imperfect		Scored
je trompais	I was deceiving
tu trompais	you were deceiving
il trompait	he was deceiving
elle trompait	she was deceiving
nous trompions	we were deceiving
vous trompiez	you were deceiving
ils trompaient	they were deceiving
elles trompaient	they were deceiving

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 trompai	I deceived
tu trompas	you deceived
il trompa	he deceived
elle trompa	she deceived
nous trompâmes	we deceived
vous trompâtes	you deceived
ils trompèrent	they deceived
elles trompèrent	they deceived

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

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

Future		Scored
je tromperai	I will deceive
tu tromperas	you will deceive
il trompera	he will deceive
elle trompera	she will deceive
nous tromperons	we will deceive
vous tromperez	you will deceive
ils tromperont	they will deceive
elles tromperont	they will deceive

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

Conditional		Scored
je tromperais	I would deceive
tu tromperais	you would deceive
il tromperait	he would deceive
elle tromperait	she would deceive
nous tromperions	we would deceive
vous tromperiez	you would deceive
ils tromperaient	they would deceive
elles tromperaient	they would deceive

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je trompe	(... that) I deceive
(... que) tu trompes	(... that) you deceive
(... que) il trompe	(... that) he deceives
(... que) elle trompe	(... that) she deceives
(... que) nous trompions	(... that) we deceive
(... que) vous trompiez	(... that) you deceive
(... que) ils trompent	(... that) they deceive
(... que) elles trompent	(... that) they deceive

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je trompasse	(... that) I was deceiving
(... que) tu trompasses	(... that) you were deceiving
(... que) il trompât	(... that) he was deceiving
(... que) elle trompât	(... that) she was deceiving
(... que) nous trompassions	(... that) we were deceiving
(... que) vous trompassiez	(... that) you were deceiving
(... que) ils trompassent	(... that) they were deceiving
(... que) elles trompassent	(... that) they were deceiving

Imperative		Scored
trompe	Deceive
trompons	Let's deceive
trompez	Deceive

Present Participle		Scored
trompant	deceiving

Past Participle		Scored
trompé	deceived

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