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How many verb tenses in French take the indicative mood?

There are 10 verb tenses in French that take the indicative mood:

Simple tenses:

1. Présent (present)

2. Imparfait (imperfect)

3. Passé simple (simple past)

4. Futur simple (simple future)

Compound tenses:

5. Passé composé (past perfect)

6. Plus-que-parfait (pluperfect)

7. Passé antérieur (past anterior)

8. Futur antérieur (future perfect)

9. Passé récent (recent past - rare)

10. Passé immédiat (immediate past - rare)

It's important to note that while these are the tenses used with the indicative mood, not all of them are used with the same frequency. The most common tenses are the présent, imparfait, passé composé, and futur simple.

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