cadencer — French conjugation
to cadence
Indicative
Present (Présent) Irregular
Use the présent for habits, what is true now, and what is about to happen soon. A single set of endings covers what English often splits into “I speak” and “I am speaking”.
Elle parle arabe et français.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | cadence | I cadence |
| tu | cadences | you cadence |
| il/elle | cadence | he/she/it cadences |
| nous | cadençons | we cadence |
| vous | cadencez | you (pl.) cadence |
| ils/elles | cadencent | they cadence |
Simple past (Passé simple) Irregular
The passé simple narrates completed past events in a literary or very formal style. In everyday conversation people use the passé composé instead, so you mostly meet this form in books and journalism.
Ils virent le roi s'approcher.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | cadençai | I cadenced |
| tu | cadenças | you cadenced |
| il/elle | cadença | he/she/it cadenced |
| nous | cadençâmes | we cadenced |
| vous | cadençâtes | you (pl.) cadenced |
| ils/elles | cadencèrent | they cadenced |
Imperfect (Imparfait) Irregular
The imparfait describes ongoing or repeated past actions and sets the background — how things were, what used to happen, weather, feelings. The passé composé, by contrast, marks single completed events.
Quand j'étais petit, j'allais souvent à la piscine.
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| je | cadençais |
| tu | cadençais |
| il/elle | cadençait |
| nous | cadencions |
| vous | cadenciez |
| ils/elles | cadençaient |
Conditional (Conditionnel) Regular
The conditionnel is for polite questions and requests, “would”-type hypotheticals, and what someone said would happen. It is also the usual consequent clause in si + imparfait → conditionnel patterns.
Pourriez-vous répéter, s'il vous plaît ?
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | cadencerais | I would cadence |
| tu | cadencerais | you would cadence |
| il/elle | cadencerait | he/she/it would cadence |
| nous | cadencerions | we would cadence |
| vous | cadenceriez | you (pl.) would cadence |
| ils/elles | cadenceraient | they would cadence |
Future (Futur) Regular
The futur is for future plans and objective predictions. In speech, aller + infinitive is often clearer for the immediate future, while the simple future is common for facts further ahead or in writing.
Demain, nous dînerons chez eux.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | cadencerai | I will cadence |
| tu | cadenceras | you will cadence |
| il/elle | cadencera | he/she/it will cadence |
| nous | cadencerons | we will cadence |
| vous | cadencerez | you (pl.) will cadence |
| ils/elles | cadenceront | they will cadence |
Present perfect (Passé composé) Regular
The passé composé is the main spoken past for completed, bounded actions (often with a time adverb). Use avoir with most verbs; être is required for a fixed group of motion/inchange and all pronominal verbs, with participle agreement when necessary.
Elle est venue tôt, puis elle a téléphoné.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | j'ai cadencé | I have cadenced |
| tu | tu as cadencé | you have cadenced |
| il/elle | il/elle a cadencé | he/she/it has cadenced |
| nous | nous avons cadencé | we have cadenced |
| vous | vous avez cadencé | you (pl.) have cadenced |
| ils/elles | ils/elles ont cadencé | they have cadenced |
Pluperfect (Plus-que-parfait) Regular
The plus-que-parfait is the “earlier past”: one action was already over before another past moment. It answers “had already” when a story is anchored in a past time.
Déjà, il avait fini quand je suis arrivé.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | j'avais cadencé | I had cadenced |
| tu | tu avais cadencé | you had cadenced |
| il/elle | il/elle avait cadencé | he/she/it had cadenced |
| nous | nous avions cadencé | we had cadenced |
| vous | vous aviez cadencé | you (pl.) had cadenced |
| ils/elles | ils/elles avaient cadencé | they had cadenced |
Conditional perfect (Conditionnel passé) Regular
The conditionnel passé states what would have been true, plans that failed, and unreal past if-clauses (often with si + plus-que-parfait in the apodose).
J'aurais dit oui, mais c'était impossible.
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| je | j'aurais cadencé |
| tu | tu aurais cadencé |
| il/elle | il/elle aurait cadencé |
| nous | nous aurions cadencé |
| vous | vous auriez cadencé |
| ils/elles | ils/elles auraient cadencé |
Future perfect (Futur antérieur) Regular
The futur antérieur marks an action that will be finished before a later future moment (by then I will have…). It can also suggest a conjecture about a recent past fact in formal or literary use.
D'ici samedi, j'aurai lu le rapport.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | j'aurai cadencé | I will have cadenced |
| tu | tu auras cadencé | you will have cadenced |
| il/elle | il/elle aura cadencé | he/she/it will have cadenced |
| nous | nous aurons cadencé | we will have cadenced |
| vous | vous aurez cadencé | you (pl.) will have cadenced |
| ils/elles | ils/elles auront cadencé | they will have cadenced |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Subjonctif présent) Regular
The present subjunctive appears in subordinate clauses after desire, doubt, fear, need, and many impersonals, usually when the subject of the subordinate is different. Learn common triggers: il faut que, je veux que, je doute que…
Il faut qu'il parte avant midi.
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| je | cadence |
| tu | cadences |
| il/elle | cadence |
| nous | cadencions |
| vous | cadenciez |
| ils/elles | cadencent |
Imperfect subjunctive (Subjonctif imparfait) Regular
The imparfait du subjonctif is a literary and formal past subjunctive. In modern speech, the present subjunctive usually replaces it for the same meaning.
Bien qu'il fût fatigué, il continua.
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| je | cadençasse |
| tu | cadençasses |
| il/elle | cadençât |
| nous | cadençassions |
| vous | cadençassiez |
| ils/elles | cadençassent |
Other forms
Imperative (Impératif) Regular
The imperative is for direct orders and advice to tu, nous, and vous. For many -er verbs, the tu form drops the final -s of the present (parle!); negatives use the subjunctive-like forms in practice.
Fermons la porte, s'il vous plaît !
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| tu | cadence |
| nous | cadençons |
| vous | cadencez |