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French · Verb · #357 most common

alimenter

to feed
to fuel

Regular1st ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Présent

Current actions, habits, and general truths.

jealimente
tualimentes
il/ellealimente
nousalimentons
vousalimentez
ils/ellesalimentent
2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

jeai alimenté
tuas alimenté
il/ellea alimenté
nousavons alimenté
vousavez alimenté
ils/ellesont alimenté
3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jealimentais
tualimentais
il/ellealimentait
nousalimentions
vousalimentiez
ils/ellesalimentaient
4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jealimenterai
tualimenteras
il/ellealimentera
nousalimenterons
vousalimenterez
ils/ellesalimenteront
5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jealimenterais
tualimenterais
il/ellealimenterait
nousalimenterions
vousalimenteriez
ils/ellesalimenteraient
6.

Subjonctif Présent

Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.

jealimente
tualimentes
il/ellealimente
nousalimentions
vousalimentiez
ils/ellesalimentent
7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

jeavais alimenté
tuavais alimenté
il/elleavait alimenté
nousavions alimenté
vousaviez alimenté
ils/ellesavaient alimenté

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Common questions
Is "alimenter" regular or irregular in French?
"alimenter" is a regular 1st verb in French. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for 1st verbs.
How do you conjugate "alimenter" in the present tense?
In the Présent, "alimenter" conjugates as: alimente, alimentes, alimentons, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "alimenter" in French?
In the Passé Composé, "alimenter" conjugates as: ai alimenté, as alimenté, avons alimenté, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "alimenter" in French?
"alimenter" (to feed, to fuel) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.