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Conjugation of the French verb laisser

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

laisser is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
laisser	to let

Present		Scored
je laisse	I let
tu laisses	you let
il laisse	he lets
elle laisse	she lets
nous laissons	we let
vous laissez	you let
ils laissent	they let
elles laissent	they let

Imperfect		Scored
je laissais	I was letting
tu laissais	you were letting
il laissait	he was letting
elle laissait	she was letting
nous laissions	we were letting
vous laissiez	you were letting
ils laissaient	they were letting
elles laissaient	they were letting

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 laissai	I let
tu laissas	you let
il laissa	he let
elle laissa	she let
nous laissâmes	we let
vous laissâtes	you let
ils laissèrent	they let
elles laissèrent	they let

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

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

Future		Scored
je laisserai	I will let
tu laisseras	you will let
il laissera	he will let
elle laissera	she will let
nous laisserons	we will let
vous laisserez	you will let
ils laisseront	they will let
elles laisseront	they will let

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

Conditional		Scored
je laisserais	I would let
tu laisserais	you would let
il laisserait	he would let
elle laisserait	she would let
nous laisserions	we would let
vous laisseriez	you would let
ils laisseraient	they would let
elles laisseraient	they would let

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je laisse	(... that) I let
(... que) tu laisses	(... that) you let
(... que) il laisse	(... that) he lets
(... que) elle laisse	(... that) she lets
(... que) nous laissions	(... that) we let
(... que) vous laissiez	(... that) you let
(... que) ils laissent	(... that) they let
(... que) elles laissent	(... that) they let

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je laissasse	(... that) I was letting
(... que) tu laissasses	(... that) you were letting
(... que) il laissât	(... that) he was letting
(... que) elle laissât	(... that) she was letting
(... que) nous laissassions	(... that) we were letting
(... que) vous laissassiez	(... that) you were letting
(... que) ils laissassent	(... that) they were letting
(... que) elles laissassent	(... that) they were letting

Imperative		Scored
laisse	Let
laissons	Let's let
laissez	Let

Present Participle		Scored
laissant	letting

Past Participle		Scored
laissé	let

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