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Simple Past Tense

The simple past tense is used in works of literature in place of the passé composé and is never spoken.  You most likely will never need to form this tense, but you should be able to recognize it for reading purposes.

-er (1st) -ir / -re (2nd) 3rd conj. 4th conj.
-ai -âmes -is -îmes -us -ûmes -ins -înmes
-as -âtes -is -îtes -us -ûtes -ins -întes
-a -èrent -it -irent -ut -urent -int -inrent

The first two conjugations are the endings for all regular verbs, and some irregular verbs.  The following are the stems for irregular verbs sorted according to which conjugation they use:

1st 2nd 3rd 4th
aller all- craindre craign- avoir e- tenir t-
dire d- connaître conn- venir v-
prendre pr- croire cr-
dormir dorm- devoir d-
écrire écriv- recevoir reç-
faire f- savoir s-
mettre m- vouloir voul-
voir v- être f-
lire l-
pouvoir p-
 

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