The French for wash is the verb laver

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French for wash is the regular ER verb laver, laid out here in the most practically formatted verb table.

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The 6 Simple Tenses of the conjugated verb laver - French for wash

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Here you’ll learn the conjugations of laver, which is French for wash.

• I wash.
• you washed.
• he will wash.
• we would wash.
• they may wash.

The Verb Conjugation Tables below for laver, enable you to practise your French verb drills both by PRONOUN (vertically), and by TENSE (horizontally). Do both many times over.

VERB CONJUGATION TABLE laver
Simple Tenses laver
TENSE	je/j’	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
Present Présent wash	lave	laves	lave	lavons	lavez	lavent
Past Imperfect Imparfait washed	lavais	lavais	lavait	lavions	laviez	lavaient
Simple Past Passé Simple washed	lavai	lavas	lava	lavâmes	lavâtes	lavèrent
Future Futur will wash	laverai	laveras	lavera	laverons	laverez	laveront
Conditional Conditionnel would wash	laverais	laverais	laverait	laverions	laveriez	laveraient
Subjunctive Subjonctif may wash	lave	laves	lave	lavions	laviez	lavent
Compound Tenses laver
Present Perfect Passé Composé have washed	ai lavé	as lavé	a lavé	avons lavé	avez lavé	ont lavé
Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had washed	avais lavé	avais lavé	avait lavé	avions lavé	aviez lavé	avaient lavé
Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have	aurai lavé	auras lavé	aura lavé	aurons lavé	aurez lavé	auront lavé
Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would have washed	aurais lavé	aurais lavé	aurait lavé	aurions lavé	auriez lavé	auraient lavé
Imperative Imperatif wash!		lave		lavons	lavez

Present Indicative Tense conjugations of laver the French for wash
présent de l’indicatif

je lave
- I wash
tu laves
- you wash - (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on lave
- he, she, it, one washes
nous lavons
- we wash
vous lavez
- you wash (formal or plural)
ils, elles lavent
- they wash

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Imperfect Indicative Tense conjugations of laver, the French for wash
imparfait de l’indicatif

je lavais
- I washed
- I was washing
tu lavais
- you washed- (familiar or informal)
- you were washing
il, elle, on lavait
- he, she, it, one washed
- he, she, it, one was washing
nous lavions
- we washed
- we were washing
vous laviez
- you washed- (formal or plural)
- you were washing
ils, elles lavaient
- they washed
- they were washing

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Simple Past or Past Definite Tense conjugations of laver, the French for wash
passé simple

je lavai
- I washed
tu lavas
- you washed- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on lava
- he, she, it, one washed
nous lavâmes
- we washed
vous lavâtes
- you washed- (formal or plural)
ils, elles lavèrent
they washed
(The passé simple tense is mainly used in literature and books, and is rarely used in spoken French language).

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Future Tense conjugations of laver, the French for wash
futur

je laverai
- I will wash
tu laveras
- you will wash (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on lavera
- he, she, it, one will wash
nous laverons
- we will wash
vous laverez
- you will wash (formal or plural)
ils, elles laveront
- they will wash

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Conditional Tense conjugations of laver, the French for wash
conditionnel

je laverais
- I would wash
tu laverais
- you would wash (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on laverait
- he, she, it, one would wash
nous laverions
- we would wash
vous laveriez
- you would wash (formal or plural)
ils, elles laveraient
- they would wash

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Present Subjunctive Tense conjugations of laver, the French for wash
présent de subjonctif

que je lave
- that I may wash
que tu laves
- that you may wash(familiar or informal)
qu’il, qu’elle, qu’on lave
- that he, she, it, one may wash
que nous lavions
- that we may wash
que vous laviez
- that you may wash(formal or plural)
qu’ils, qu’elles lavent
- that they may wash

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The Four Compound Tenses of the French for verb laver - the verb ‘to wash’ in French

Past Participle of laver is:
lavé -washed.

It's vital that you learn the past participle and the conjugations of avoir because these combinations form the 4 compound tenses which are listed below.

• I have washed
• you had washed
• he will have washed
• we would have washed

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Compound Past, Present Perfect or Past Indefinite Tense conjugations of laver - French for wash
passé composé

Here’s the French for wash conjugated with all the pronouns in the present perfect tense.
j’ai lavé
- I have washed or I did wash or
- I washed
tu as lavé
- you have washed or you did wash - (familiar or informal) or
- you washed
il, elle, on a lavé
- he, she, it, one has wash or did wash
- he, she, it washed
nous avons lavé
- we have washed or we did wash
- we washed
vous avez lavé
- you have washed or you did wash (formal or plural) or
- or we washed
ils, elles ont lavé
- they have washed or they did wash
- they washed

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Past Perfect Indicative or Pluperfect Tense conjugations of laver - wash in French
plus-que-parfait de l’indicatif

Here’s the French for -wash conjugated with all the pronouns in the past perfect tense.
j’avais lavé
- I had washed
tu avais lavé
- you had washed- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on avait lavé
- he, she, it, one had washed
nous avions lavé
- we had washed
vous aviez lavé
- you had washed (formal or plural)
ils, elles avaient lavé
- they had washed

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Future Perfect or Future Anterior Tense conjugations of laver, the French for wash
futur antérieur

j’aurai lavé
- I will have
tu auras lavé
- you will have - (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on aura lavé
- he, she, it, one will have
nous aurons lavé
- we will have
vous aurez lavé
- you will have - (formal or plural)
ils, elles auront lavé
- they will have

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Conditional Perfect Tense conjugations of laver, the French for wash
conditionnel passé

j’aurais lavé
- I would have washed
tu aurais lavé
- you would have washed- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on aurait lavé
- he, she, it, one would have washed
nous aurions lavé
- we would have washed
vous auriez lavé
- you would have washed- (formal or plural)
ils, elles auraient lavé
- they would have washed

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Imperative Tense conjugations of laver, the French for wash
impératif

lave
- wash!
lavons
- let’s wash!
lavez
- wash!

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Present Participle of laver

lavant - washing

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