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Conjugation of the French verb épouser

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

épouser is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
épouser	to marry

Present		Scored
j'épouse	I marry
tu épouses	you marry
il épouse	he marries
elle épouse	she marries
nous épousons	we marry
vous épousez	you marry
ils épousent	they marry
elles épousent	they marry

Imperfect		Scored
j'épousais	I was marrying
tu épousais	you were marrying
il épousait	he was marrying
elle épousait	she was marrying
nous épousions	we were marrying
vous épousiez	you were marrying
ils épousaient	they were marrying
elles épousaient	they were marrying

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
j'épousai	I married
tu épousas	you married
il épousa	he married
elle épousa	she married
nous épousâmes	we married
vous épousâtes	you married
ils épousèrent	they married
elles épousèrent	they married

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

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

Future		Scored
j'épouserai	I will marry
tu épouseras	you will marry
il épousera	he will marry
elle épousera	she will marry
nous épouserons	we will marry
vous épouserez	you will marry
ils épouseront	they will marry
elles épouseront	they will marry

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

Conditional		Scored
j'épouserais	I would marry
tu épouserais	you would marry
il épouserait	he would marry
elle épouserait	she would marry
nous épouserions	we would marry
vous épouseriez	you would marry
ils épouseraient	they would marry
elles épouseraient	they would marry

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'épouse	(... that) I marry
(... que) tu épouses	(... that) you marry
(... que) il épouse	(... that) he marries
(... que) elle épouse	(... that) she marries
(... que) nous épousions	(... that) we marry
(... que) vous épousiez	(... that) you marry
(... que) ils épousent	(... that) they marry
(... que) elles épousent	(... that) they marry

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'épousasse	(... that) I was marrying
(... que) tu épousasses	(... that) you were marrying
(... que) il épousât	(... that) he was marrying
(... que) elle épousât	(... that) she was marrying
(... que) nous épousassions	(... that) we were marrying
(... que) vous épousassiez	(... that) you were marrying
(... que) ils épousassent	(... that) they were marrying
(... que) elles épousassent	(... that) they were marrying

Imperative		Scored
épouse	Marry
épousons	Let's marry
épousez	Marry

Present Participle		Scored
épousant	marrying

Past Participle		Scored
épousé	married

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