laisser: Conjugation

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

PresentPerfect

jelaisse
tulaisses
il/ellelaisse
nouslaissons
vouslaissez
ils/elleslaissent
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j'ai laissé
tuas laissé
il/ellea laissé
nousavons laissé
vousavez laissé
ils/ellesont laissé
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ImperfectPluperfect

jelaissais
tulaissais
il/ellelaissait
nouslaissions
vouslaissiez
ils/elleslaissaient
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j'avais laissé
tuavais laissé
il/elleavait laissé
nousavions laissé
vousaviez laissé
ils/ellesavaient laissé
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FutureFuture-perfect

jelaisserai
tulaisseras
il/ellelaissera
nouslaisserons
vouslaisserez
ils/elleslaisseront
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j'aurai laissé
tuauras laissé
il/elleaura laissé
nousaurons laissé
vousaurez laissé
ils/ellesauront laissé
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ConditionalConditional perfect

jelaisserais
tulaisserais
il/ellelaisserait
nouslaisserions
vouslaisseriez
ils/elleslaisseraient
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j'aurais laissé
tuaurais laissé
il/elleaurait laissé
nousaurions laissé
vousauriez laissé
ils/ellesauraient laissé
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Present subjunctivePerfect subjunctive

jelaisse
tulaisses
il/ellelaisse
nouslaissions
vouslaissiez
ils/elleslaissent
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j'aie laissé
tuaies laissé
il/elleait laissé
nousayons laissé
vousayez laissé
ils/ellesaient laissé
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Past historicPast anterior

jelaissai
tulaissas
il/ellelaissa
nouslaissâmes
vouslaissâtes
ils/elleslaissèrent
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j'eus laissé
tueus laissé
il/elleeut laissé
nouseûmes laissé
vouseûtes laissé
ils/elleseurent laissé
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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:

1. Outside the regular -er paradigm, only aller, être and naître have past participles ending in .
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.