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Verb Tenses (Imparfait (je voyais - I used to see/I was seeing/I would see…
Verb Tenses
Imparfait
je voyais - I used to see/I was seeing/I would see
The continuous past
progression or repetition in the past
What was happening or used to happen or was a certain way
present nous form base + ais/-ais/-ait/-ions/-iez/-aient
Futur Proche
Je vais voir - I am going to see
aka futur compose
For an action that will soon take place/is intended
Present of Aller + infinitif
Plus-que Parfait
J'avais vu - I HAD seen
Actions that took place before a certain point in time -precursor events
what had happened
Imparfait - avoir/etre + past participle
Subjunctif
Que je vois - that I see
triggered by QUE + pronoun+ verbs of hope (-ve)/want need/fear
expresses emotion of judgement
usually in a subordinate clause starting with que
Passe Compose
J'ai Vu - I saw/I have seen
For completed actions in the past/outcomes
present - avoir/etre (Dr &Mrs Vandertramp) + past participle
Passe anterior
J'eus vu - I saw/I had seen
Formal - after certain trigger words
Apres que/ aussietot que/ des que / lorsque/ quand
RARELY USED
Futur simple
Je verrai - I WILL see
Intention for the future
infinitif + -ai/-as/-a/-ons/-ez/-ont
Futur anterior(RARELY USED)
J'aurai vu - I WILL HAVE seen
That the action will have been completed by the time of speaking
Futur simple of etre/avoir + past participle
Passe Subjunctif
que j'aie vu - that I saw/that I have seen
when that thing wished of hoped for should have happened in the past
usually in a subordinate clause starting with que
Plus que parfait du Subjunctif
que j'eusse vu - that I had seen
Very formal - when the wanting/wishing/fearing was to take place in the past
RARELY USED
Imperatif
only in Tu/Nous/Vous
Go! - Va/Allons/Allez
Used to give an order,
desire advice or instruction
Passe recent
action has just happened
je viens de voir - I just saw
Present of venir + de + infinif
Present
Je vois - I see/I am seeing
For what is happening
Conditionnel
Je verrais - I WOULD see
a condition is implied
Passe simple (RARELY USED)
Je Vis - I saw
Actions in the past that take place only once or interrupt an action
Imparfait du Subjunctif (RARE)
que je visse - that I see/that I was seeing
Formal language - used in place of subjunctif
Infinitif
voir - to see
Unconjugated verb form
Particples
Present
voyant -seeing
'ing' form
Past
Vu - seen
Conditionnel Passe
Past condition is implied
J'aurais vu - I WOULD HAVE seen