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-ir verbs (example: choisir)

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je - choisis
tu - choisis
il, elle, on - choisit
nous - choisissons
vous - choisissez
ils, elles - choisissent
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L’imparfait

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Base = nous form of verb without ending

je - ais
tu - ais 
il - ait
nous - ions
vous - iez 
ils - aient

Usage:
make suggestions with si
describe situations and settings in the past

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Le futur

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Base = infinitive (for verbs re remove the e)

je - ai 
tu - as
il - a
nous - ons 
vous - ez
ils - ont

Usage:
to talk indefinitely about the future
to soften instructions and emphatic commands

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Le subjonctif

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Base = ils form without ent

je - e 
tu - es 
il - e
nous - ions
vous - iez
ils - ent

Usage:
with expressions of necessity (il faut que)
when the main verb of a sentence expresses a desire or wish, the verb of the subordinate class is subjunctive
when the main clause expresses emotion and a different subject

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Le conditionnel

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Base: infinitive

je - ais
tu - ais
il - ait 
nous - ions
vous - iez
ils - aient

Usage:
to express events or situations that are hypothetical or conjectural.

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