Simple Exister Verb Conjugations in French

The French verb for to exist is  exister. This should be an easy one to remember because its so similar to the English word. Now, when you want to change it to the past tense existed, you will need to conjugate it. This is relatively simple and a quick lesson will show you how its done. Conjugating the French Verb  Exister Exister  is a  regular -ER verb, which is the most common verb conjugation pattern found in the French language. This means that once you learn how to conjugate  exister, you can apply the same endings to other verbs like à ©viter (to  avoid) and  emprunter  (to borrow), among countless others. To conjugate  exister  into the present, future, or imperfect past tense, begin by identifying the verb stem:  exist-. We will then add a new ending for each subject pronoun and tense. For instance, I exist is jexiste while we will exist is nous existerons. Its quite simple, particularly with a familiar word like this. To memorize these, practice them in context. Subject Present Future Imperfect j existe existerai existais tu existes existeras existais il existe existera existait nous existons existerons existions vous existez existerez existiez ils existent existeront existaient The Present Participle of Exister The  present participle  of exister  is  existant. Notice how this is as simple as adding -ant  to the verb stem, which is how most present participles are formed. This is a verb and can also be an adjective, gerund, or noun in certain contexts. The Past Participle and Passà © Composà © The  passà © composà ©Ã‚  is a common way to say the past tense existed in French. To form it, you need to attach the  past participle  existà ©Ã‚  to the subject pronoun and conjugate of  avoir  (an  auxiliary, or helping, verb). It comes together quite easily. For instance, I existed is jai existà © and we existed is nous avons existà ©. More Simple Exister  Conjugations to Learn Its important to concentrate on the  exister  forms above as theyre used most often. When youre comfortable with those, add the rest of these simple conjugations to your vocabulary.   The subjunctive form is used when the action of existing is uncertain. Likewise, the conditional verb mood relies on something:  if  this happens,  then  this will exist.  The passà © simple and imperfect subjunctive are reserved primarily for formal writing. Subject Subjunctive Conditional Pass Simple Imperfect Subjunctive j existe existerais existai existasse tu existes existerais existas existasses il existe existerait exista existt nous existions existerions existmes existassions vous existiez existeriez existtes existassiez ils existent existeraient existrent existassent To express   exister  in a short, direct statement, the imperative verb form may be used. When doing so, skip the subject pronoun as it is implied within the verb. Rather than tu existe,  use existe alone. Imperative (tu) existe (nous) existons (vous) existez