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Conjugation of the French verb étouffer

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

étouffer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
étouffer	to choke

Present		Scored
j'étouffe	I choke
tu étouffes	you choke
il étouffe	he chokes
elle étouffe	she chokes
nous étouffons	we choke
vous étouffez	you choke
ils étouffent	they choke
elles étouffent	they choke

Imperfect		Scored
j'étouffais	I was choking
tu étouffais	you were choking
il étouffait	he was choking
elle étouffait	she was choking
nous étouffions	we were choking
vous étouffiez	you were choking
ils étouffaient	they were choking
elles étouffaient	they were choking

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'étouffai	I choked
tu étouffas	you choked
il étouffa	he choked
elle étouffa	she choked
nous étouffâmes	we choked
vous étouffâtes	you choked
ils étouffèrent	they choked
elles étouffèrent	they choked

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

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

Future		Scored
j'étoufferai	I will choke
tu étoufferas	you will choke
il étouffera	he will choke
elle étouffera	she will choke
nous étoufferons	we will choke
vous étoufferez	you will choke
ils étoufferont	they will choke
elles étoufferont	they will choke

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

Conditional		Scored
j'étoufferais	I would choke
tu étoufferais	you would choke
il étoufferait	he would choke
elle étoufferait	she would choke
nous étoufferions	we would choke
vous étoufferiez	you would choke
ils étoufferaient	they would choke
elles étoufferaient	they would choke

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'étouffe	(... that) I choke
(... que) tu étouffes	(... that) you choke
(... que) il étouffe	(... that) he chokes
(... que) elle étouffe	(... that) she chokes
(... que) nous étouffions	(... that) we choke
(... que) vous étouffiez	(... that) you choke
(... que) ils étouffent	(... that) they choke
(... que) elles étouffent	(... that) they choke

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'étouffasse	(... that) I was choking
(... que) tu étouffasses	(... that) you were choking
(... que) il étouffât	(... that) he was choking
(... que) elle étouffât	(... that) she was choking
(... que) nous étouffassions	(... that) we were choking
(... que) vous étouffassiez	(... that) you were choking
(... que) ils étouffassent	(... that) they were choking
(... que) elles étouffassent	(... that) they were choking

Imperative		Scored
étouffe	Choke
étouffons	Let's choke
étouffez	Choke

Present Participle		Scored
étouffant	choking

Past Participle		Scored
étouffé	choked

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