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improviser: Conjugation

The improviser conjugation tables below show how to form the French verb improviser according to tense and person. To listen to the pronunciation of a given tense of improviser, click on the loudspeaker icon at the bottom of the table. See the notes on the conjugation of improviser at the end of this page.

Present	Perfect
j' improvise tu improvises il/elle improvise nous improvisons vous improvisez ils/elles improvisent Pronounce these verb forms	j' ai improvisé tu as improvisé il/elle a improvisé nous avons improvisé vous avez improvisé ils/elles ont improvisé Pronounce these verb forms
Imperfect	Pluperfect
j' improvisais tu improvisais il/elle improvisait nous improvisions vous improvisiez ils/elles improvisaient Pronounce these verb forms	j' avais improvisé tu avais improvisé il/elle avait improvisé nous avions improvisé vous aviez improvisé ils/elles avaient improvisé Pronounce these verb forms
Future	Future-perfect
j' improviserai tu improviseras il/elle improvisera nous improviserons vous improviserez ils/elles improviseront Pronounce these verb forms	j' aurai improvisé tu auras improvisé il/elle aura improvisé nous aurons improvisé vous aurez improvisé ils/elles auront improvisé Pronounce these verb forms
Conditional	Conditional perfect
j' improviserais tu improviserais il/elle improviserait nous improviserions vous improviseriez ils/elles improviseraient Pronounce these verb forms	j' aurais improvisé tu aurais improvisé il/elle aurait improvisé nous aurions improvisé vous auriez improvisé ils/elles auraient improvisé Pronounce these verb forms
Present subjunctive	Perfect subjunctive
j' improvise tu improvises il/elle improvise nous improvisions vous improvisiez ils/elles improvisent Pronounce these verb forms	j' aie improvisé tu aies improvisé il/elle ait improvisé nous ayons improvisé vous ayez improvisé ils/elles aient improvisé Pronounce these verb forms
Past historic	Past anterior
j' improvisai tu improvisas il/elle improvisa nous improvisâmes vous improvisâtes ils/elles improvisèrent Pronounce these verb forms	j' eus improvisé tu eus improvisé il/elle eut improvisé nous eûmes improvisé vous eûtes improvisé ils/elles eurent improvisé Pronounce these verb forms

This verb follows the so-called regular -er verb pattern, the pattern followed by vast majority of verbs of the language, and by practically all new verbs entering the language.

The regular -er pattern has the following defining features:

• No characteristic consonant (contrast, for example, with verbs following the finir or dormir patterns, which have a characteristic -ss- and -m- in all forms but the present tense singular);
• No vowel change in the stem, other than where necessary to respect general patterns of French phonology (e.g. see préférer)²;
• Past participle in -é¹.

1. Outside the regular -er paradigm, only aller, être and naître have past participles ending in -é.
2. Many other verb patterns, except verbs of the finir type plus a few other patterns, have an irregular vowel change, e.g. boire > je bois vs nous buvons. See the grammar section on irregular verb patterns in French for a list of the different vowel changes.