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How many verb tenses are there in french?

There are 10 verb tenses in French, categorized as follows:

Simple Tenses:

1. Présent (Present) - Je parle (I speak)

2. Imparfait (Imperfect) - Je parlais (I was speaking)

3. Passé Simple (Simple Past) - Je parlai (I spoke)

4. Futur Simple (Simple Future) - Je parlerai (I will speak)

Compound Tenses:

5. Passé Composé (Past Perfect) - J'ai parlé (I have spoken)

6. Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) - J'avais parlé (I had spoken)

7. Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) - J'eus parlé (I had spoken [before another action in the past])

8. Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect) - J'aurai parlé (I will have spoken)

9. Conditionnel Présent (Present Conditional) - Je parlerais (I would speak)

10. Conditionnel Passé (Past Conditional) - J'aurais parlé (I would have spoken)

Note: While there are 10 verb tenses, the Passé Simple and Passé Antérieur are rarely used in modern spoken French.

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