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Conjugation of the French verb obtenir

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb obtenir, along with their English translations.

obtenir is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
obtenir	to get

Present		Scored
j'obtiens	I get
tu obtiens	you get
il obtient	he gets
elle obtient	she gets
nous obtenons	we get
vous obtenez	you get
ils obtiennent	they get
elles obtiennent	they get

Imperfect		Scored
j'obtenais	I was getting
tu obtenais	you were getting
il obtenait	he was getting
elle obtenait	she was getting
nous obtenions	we were getting
vous obteniez	you were getting
ils obtenaient	they were getting
elles obtenaient	they were getting

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
j'obtins	I got
tu obtins	you got
il obtint	he got
elle obtint	she got
nous obtînmes	we got
vous obtîntes	you got
ils obtinrent	they got
elles obtinrent	they got

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai obtenu	I got
tu as obtenu	you got
il a obtenu	he got
elle a obtenu	she got
nous avons obtenu	we got
vous avez obtenu	you got
ils ont obtenu	they got
elles ont obtenu	they got

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais obtenu	I had gotten
tu avais obtenu	you had gotten
il avait obtenu	he had gotten
elle avait obtenu	she had gotten
nous avions obtenu	we had gotten
vous aviez obtenu	you had gotten
ils avaient obtenu	they had gotten
elles avaient obtenu	they had gotten

Future		Scored
j'obtiendrai	I will get
tu obtiendras	you will get
il obtiendra	he will get
elle obtiendra	she will get
nous obtiendrons	we will get
vous obtiendrez	you will get
ils obtiendront	they will get
elles obtiendront	they will get

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai obtenu	I will have gotten
tu auras obtenu	you will have gotten
il aura obtenu	he will have gotten
elle aura obtenu	she will have gotten
nous aurons obtenu	we will have gotten
vous aurez obtenu	you will have gotten
ils auront obtenu	they will have gotten
elles auront obtenu	they will have gotten

Conditional		Scored
j'obtiendrais	I would get
tu obtiendrais	you would get
il obtiendrait	he would get
elle obtiendrait	she would get
nous obtiendrions	we would get
vous obtiendriez	you would get
ils obtiendraient	they would get
elles obtiendraient	they would get

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais obtenu	I would have gotten
tu aurais obtenu	you would have gotten
il aurait obtenu	he would have gotten
elle aurait obtenu	she would have gotten
nous aurions obtenu	we would have gotten
vous auriez obtenu	you would have gotten
ils auraient obtenu	they would have gotten
elles auraient obtenu	they would have gotten

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'obtienne	(... that) I get
(... que) tu obtiennes	(... that) you get
(... que) il obtienne	(... that) he gets
(... que) elle obtienne	(... that) she gets
(... que) nous obtenions	(... that) we get
(... que) vous obteniez	(... that) you get
(... que) ils obtiennent	(... that) they get
(... que) elles obtiennent	(... that) they get

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'obtinsse	(... that) I was getting
(... que) tu obtinsses	(... that) you were getting
(... que) il obtînt	(... that) he was getting
(... que) elle obtînt	(... that) she was getting
(... que) nous obtinssions	(... that) we were getting
(... que) vous obtinssiez	(... that) you were getting
(... que) ils obtinssent	(... that) they were getting
(... que) elles obtinssent	(... that) they were getting

Imperative		Scored
obtiens	Get
obtenons	Let's get
obtenez	Get

Present Participle		Scored
obtenant	getting

Past Participle		Scored
obtenu	gotten

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