maximiser — French conjugation
to maximise
Indicative
Present (Présent) Regular
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 | maximise | I maximize |
| tu | maximises | you maximize |
| il/elle | maximise | he/she/it maximizes |
| nous | maximisons | we maximize |
| vous | maximisez | you (pl.) maximize |
| ils/elles | maximisent | they maximize |
Simple past (Passé simple) Regular
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 | maximisai | I maximized |
| tu | maximisas | you maximized |
| il/elle | maximisa | he/she/it maximized |
| nous | maximisâmes | we maximized |
| vous | maximisâtes | you (pl.) maximized |
| ils/elles | maximisèrent | they maximized |
Imperfect (Imparfait) Regular
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 | maximisais |
| tu | maximisais |
| il/elle | maximisait |
| nous | maximisions |
| vous | maximisiez |
| ils/elles | maximisaient |
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 | maximiserais | I would maximize |
| tu | maximiserais | you would maximize |
| il/elle | maximiserait | he/she/it would maximize |
| nous | maximiserions | we would maximize |
| vous | maximiseriez | you (pl.) would maximize |
| ils/elles | maximiseraient | they would maximize |
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 | maximiserai | I will maximize |
| tu | maximiseras | you will maximize |
| il/elle | maximisera | he/she/it will maximize |
| nous | maximiserons | we will maximize |
| vous | maximiserez | you (pl.) will maximize |
| ils/elles | maximiseront | they will maximize |
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 maximisé | I have maximized |
| tu | tu as maximisé | you have maximized |
| il/elle | il/elle a maximisé | he/she/it has maximized |
| nous | nous avons maximisé | we have maximized |
| vous | vous avez maximisé | you (pl.) have maximized |
| ils/elles | ils/elles ont maximisé | they have maximized |
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 maximisé | I had maximized |
| tu | tu avais maximisé | you had maximized |
| il/elle | il/elle avait maximisé | he/she/it had maximized |
| nous | nous avions maximisé | we had maximized |
| vous | vous aviez maximisé | you (pl.) had maximized |
| ils/elles | ils/elles avaient maximisé | they had maximized |
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 maximisé |
| tu | tu aurais maximisé |
| il/elle | il/elle aurait maximisé |
| nous | nous aurions maximisé |
| vous | vous auriez maximisé |
| ils/elles | ils/elles auraient maximisé |
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 maximisé | I will have maximized |
| tu | tu auras maximisé | you will have maximized |
| il/elle | il/elle aura maximisé | he/she/it will have maximized |
| nous | nous aurons maximisé | we will have maximized |
| vous | vous aurez maximisé | you (pl.) will have maximized |
| ils/elles | ils/elles auront maximisé | they will have maximized |
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 | maximise |
| tu | maximises |
| il/elle | maximise |
| nous | maximisions |
| vous | maximisiez |
| ils/elles | maximisent |
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 | maximisasse |
| tu | maximisasses |
| il/elle | maximisât |
| nous | maximisassions |
| vous | maximisassiez |
| ils/elles | maximisassent |
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 | maximise |
| nous | maximisons |
| vous | maximisez |