| Main Clause | Subordinate Clause (Indicative or Conditional) | ||
| Different subjects in each clause | |||
| (Indicative mood) | 1. Anteriority | 2. Simultaneity | 3. Posteriority |
| Present | Perfect Indicative | Present Indicative | Future Indicative |
| Je pense | qu'il est venu | qu'il vient | qu'il viendra |
| (I think | he has come | he is coming | he will come) |
| Future | Perfect Indicative | Present Indicative | Future Indicative |
| Je penserai | qu'il est venu | qu'il vient | qu'il viendra |
| (I shall think | he has come | he is coming | he will come) |
| Perfect | Pluperfect Indicative | Imperfect Indicative | Present conditional |
| J'ai pensé | qu'il était venu | qu'il venait | qu'il viendrait |
| (I thought | he had come | he was coming | he would come) |
| Simple Past | Pluperfect Indicative | Imperfect Indicative | Present Conditional |
| Je pensai | qu'il était venu | qu'il venait | qu'il viendrait |
| (I thought | he had come | he was coming | he would come) |
| Imperfect | Pluperfect Indicative | Imperfect Indicative | Present Conditional |
| Je pensais | qu'il était venu | qu'il venait | qu'il viendrait |
| (I thought | he had come | he was coming | he would come) |
| Same subject in each clause | |||
| Present | Perfect Infinitive | Present Infinitive | Present Infinitive |
| Je pense | être venu | venir | venir |
| (I think | I have come | I am coming | I shall come) |
| Future | Perfect Infinitive | Present Infinitive | Present Infinitive |
| Je penserai | être venu | venir venir | |
| (I shall think | I have come | I am coming | I shall come) |
| Perfect | Perfect Infinitive | Present Infinitive | Present Infinitive |
| Jai pensé | être venu | venir | venir |
| (I thought | I had come | I was coming | I would come) |
| Simple Past | Perfect Infinitive | Present Infinitive | Present Infinitive |
| Je pensai | être venu | venir | venir |
| (I thought | I had come | I was coming | I would come) |
| Imperfect | Perfect Infinitive | Present Infinitive | Present Infinitive |
| Je pensais | être venu | venir | venir |
| (I thought | I had come | I was coming | I would come) |
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