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Conjugation of the French verb pointer

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

pointer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
pointer	to point

Present		Scored
je pointe	I point
tu pointes	you point
il pointe	he points
elle pointe	she points
nous pointons	we point
vous pointez	you point
ils pointent	they point
elles pointent	they point

Imperfect		Scored
je pointais	I was pointing
tu pointais	you were pointing
il pointait	he was pointing
elle pointait	she was pointing
nous pointions	we were pointing
vous pointiez	you were pointing
ils pointaient	they were pointing
elles pointaient	they were pointing

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 pointai	I pointed
tu pointas	you pointed
il pointa	he pointed
elle pointa	she pointed
nous pointâmes	we pointed
vous pointâtes	you pointed
ils pointèrent	they pointed
elles pointèrent	they pointed

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

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

Future		Scored
je pointerai	I will point
tu pointeras	you will point
il pointera	he will point
elle pointera	she will point
nous pointerons	we will point
vous pointerez	you will point
ils pointeront	they will point
elles pointeront	they will point

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

Conditional		Scored
je pointerais	I would point
tu pointerais	you would point
il pointerait	he would point
elle pointerait	she would point
nous pointerions	we would point
vous pointeriez	you would point
ils pointeraient	they would point
elles pointeraient	they would point

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je pointe	(... that) I point
(... que) tu pointes	(... that) you point
(... que) il pointe	(... that) he points
(... que) elle pointe	(... that) she points
(... que) nous pointions	(... that) we point
(... que) vous pointiez	(... that) you point
(... que) ils pointent	(... that) they point
(... que) elles pointent	(... that) they point

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je pointasse	(... that) I was pointing
(... que) tu pointasses	(... that) you were pointing
(... que) il pointât	(... that) he was pointing
(... que) elle pointât	(... that) she was pointing
(... que) nous pointassions	(... that) we were pointing
(... que) vous pointassiez	(... that) you were pointing
(... que) ils pointassent	(... that) they were pointing
(... que) elles pointassent	(... that) they were pointing

Imperative		Scored
pointe	Point
pointons	Let's point
pointez	Point

Present Participle		Scored
pointant	pointing

Past Participle		Scored
pointé	pointed

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