Infinitive, present, past…
| Infinitive | Parler. | — To speak. |
| Present participle | Parlerant. | — Speaking. |
| Adverb | En parlerent. | — Talkative. |
In the first person:
| Présent tense | Je parle avec mon ami. | — I speak with my friend. |
| Passé composé | J'ai parlé avec mon ami. | — I have spoken with my friend. — I spoke with my friend. — I did speak with my friend. |
| L'imparfait | Je parlais avec mon ami. | — I used to speak with my friend. — I was speaking with my friend. |
| Le futur proche | Je vais parler avec mon ami. | — I am going to speak with my friend. |
| Le futur | Je parlerai avec mon ami. | — I will speak with my friend. |
| Le conditionnel | Je parlerais avec mon ami. | — I would speak with my friend. |