French tenses: How many are there? - Lingoda
blog.lingoda.com › en › french-tensesJul 05, 2022 · There are over 20 tenses in French! Before you start to freak out, let’s clarify a few things. French tenses include the present, past, and future tenses. They indicate when an action occurs. However, French grammar also uses moods, les modes, to indicate how the speaker feels about the action. For example, a speaker who wants to express a possibility would use the conditional while someone who wants to give a command would use the imperative.