The tenses used in french
The tenses used in French to place a verb in time: Présent : The present. Passé simple : The preterite or simple past. Passé compose : The past tense / narration tense. Passé antérieur : The past perfect. Imparfait : The present subjunctive. Futur simple : The future tense. Plus que parfait : The past subjunctive.