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Conjugation of the French verb parler

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



Verb phrases



InfinitiveScored
parlerto talk

PresentScored
je parleI talk
tu parlesyou talk
il parlehe talks
elle parleshe talks
nous parlonswe talk
vous parlezyou talk
ils parlentthey talk
elles parlentthey talk

ImperfectScored
je parlaisI was talking
tu parlaisyou were talking
il parlaithe was talking
elle parlaitshe was talking
nous parlionswe were talking
vous parliezyou were talking
ils parlaientthey were talking
elles parlaientthey were talking

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 parlaiI talked
tu parlasyou talked
il parlahe talked
elle parlashe talked
nous parlâmeswe talked
vous parlâtesyou talked
ils parlèrentthey talked
elles parlèrentthey talked

Passé ComposéScored
j'ai parléI talked
tu as parléyou talked
il a parléhe talked
elle a parléshe talked
nous avons parléwe talked
vous avez parléyou talked
ils ont parléthey talked
elles ont parléthey talked

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfaitScored
j'avais parléI had talked
tu avais parléyou had talked
il avait parléhe had talked
elle avait parléshe had talked
nous avions parléwe had talked
vous aviez parléyou had talked
ils avaient parléthey had talked
elles avaient parléthey had talked

FutureScored
je parleraiI will talk
tu parlerasyou will talk
il parlerahe will talk
elle parlerashe will talk
nous parleronswe will talk
vous parlerezyou will talk
ils parlerontthey will talk
elles parlerontthey will talk

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 parléI will have talked
tu auras parléyou will have talked
il aura parléhe will have talked
elle aura parléshe will have talked
nous aurons parléwe will have talked
vous aurez parléyou will have talked
ils auront parléthey will have talked
elles auront parléthey will have talked

ConditionalScored
je parleraisI would talk
tu parleraisyou would talk
il parleraithe would talk
elle parleraitshe would talk
nous parlerionswe would talk
vous parleriezyou would talk
ils parleraientthey would talk
elles parleraientthey would talk

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 parléI would have talked
tu aurais parléyou would have talked
il aurait parléhe would have talked
elle aurait parléshe would have talked
nous aurions parléwe would have talked
vous auriez parléyou would have talked
ils auraient parléthey would have talked
elles auraient parléthey would have talked

Present SubjunctiveScored
(... que) je parle(... that) I talk
(... que) tu parles(... that) you talk
(... que) il parle(... that) he talks
(... que) elle parle(... that) she talks
(... que) nous parlions(... that) we talk
(... que) vous parliez(... that) you talk
(... que) ils parlent(... that) they talk
(... que) elles parlent(... that) they talk

Imperfect SubjunctiveScored
(... que) je parlasse(... that) I was talking
(... que) tu parlasses(... that) you were talking
(... que) il parlât(... that) he was talking
(... que) elle parlât(... that) she was talking
(... que) nous parlassions(... that) we were talking
(... que) vous parlassiez(... that) you were talking
(... que) ils parlassent(... that) they were talking
(... que) elles parlassent(... that) they were talking

ImperativeScored
parle Talk
parlonsLet's talk
parlez Talk

Present ParticipleScored
parlant talking

Past ParticipleScored
parlé talked

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