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How many tenses may a French verb have?

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A French verb may have eight tenses.

The 'present' is the present tense. The 'imparfait' is the imperfect. The 'passe simple' is the historic/narrative/simple past. The 'futur' is the future. The 'passe compose' is the perfect. The 'plus-que-parfait' is the pluperfect. The 'passe anterieur' is the past anterior. The 'futur anterieur' is the future perfect.

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