Conjugation
Conjugation is a traditional term indicating that verbs can be classified according to the shape of the inflectional endings they may take. See also declension class.
Examples
For example, in French verbs that share the same endings are grouped together and are conjugated similarly as in the following example where verbs ending in -er in the infinitive are conjugated the same way in all five possible inflections: Person, Number, Mood, Tense, and Voice:
Present
| je | parle |
| tu | parles |
| il/elle | parle |
| Nous | parlons |
| Vous | parlez |
| ils/elles | parlent |
Imperfect
| je | parlais |
| tu | parlais |
| il/elle | parlait |
| Nous | parlions |
| Vous | parliez |
| ils/elles | parlaient |
Now a verb that shares the same ending -er with parler like aimer has a similar pattern when conjugated in the present and the imperfect.
Present
| je | aime |
| tu | aimes |
| il/elle | aime |
| Nous | aimons |
| Vous | aimez |
| ils/elles | aiment |
Imperfect
| je | aimais |
| tu | aimais |
| il/elle | aimait |
| Nous | aimions |
| Vous | aimiez |
| ils/elles | aimaient |
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Other languages
German Konjugation
