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Conjugation of the French verb adoucir

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

adoucir is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
adoucir	to soften

Present		Scored
j'adoucis	I soften
tu adoucis	you soften
il adoucit	he softens
elle adoucit	she softens
nous adoucissons	we soften
vous adoucissez	you soften
ils adoucissent	they soften
elles adoucissent	they soften

Imperfect		Scored
j'adoucissais	I was softening
tu adoucissais	you were softening
il adoucissait	he was softening
elle adoucissait	she was softening
nous adoucissions	we were softening
vous adoucissiez	you were softening
ils adoucissaient	they were softening
elles adoucissaient	they were softening

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'adoucis	I softened
tu adoucis	you softened
il adoucit	he softened
elle adoucit	she softened
nous adoucîmes	we softened
vous adoucîtes	you softened
ils adoucirent	they softened
elles adoucirent	they softened

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

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

Future		Scored
j'adoucirai	I will soften
tu adouciras	you will soften
il adoucira	he will soften
elle adoucira	she will soften
nous adoucirons	we will soften
vous adoucirez	you will soften
ils adouciront	they will soften
elles adouciront	they will soften

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 adouci	I will have softened
tu auras adouci	you will have softened
il aura adouci	he will have softened
elle aura adouci	she will have softened
nous aurons adouci	we will have softened
vous aurez adouci	you will have softened
ils auront adouci	they will have softened
elles auront adouci	they will have softened

Conditional		Scored
j'adoucirais	I would soften
tu adoucirais	you would soften
il adoucirait	he would soften
elle adoucirait	she would soften
nous adoucirions	we would soften
vous adouciriez	you would soften
ils adouciraient	they would soften
elles adouciraient	they would soften

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 adouci	I would have softened
tu aurais adouci	you would have softened
il aurait adouci	he would have softened
elle aurait adouci	she would have softened
nous aurions adouci	we would have softened
vous auriez adouci	you would have softened
ils auraient adouci	they would have softened
elles auraient adouci	they would have softened

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'adoucisse	(... that) I soften
(... que) tu adoucisses	(... that) you soften
(... que) il adoucisse	(... that) he softens
(... que) elle adoucisse	(... that) she softens
(... que) nous adoucissions	(... that) we soften
(... que) vous adoucissiez	(... that) you soften
(... que) ils adoucissent	(... that) they soften
(... que) elles adoucissent	(... that) they soften

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'adoucisse	(... that) I was softening
(... que) tu adoucisses	(... that) you were softening
(... que) il adoucît	(... that) he was softening
(... que) elle adoucît	(... that) she was softening
(... que) nous adoucissions	(... that) we were softening
(... que) vous adoucissiez	(... that) you were softening
(... que) ils adoucissent	(... that) they were softening
(... que) elles adoucissent	(... that) they were softening

Imperative		Scored
adoucis	Soften
adoucissons	Let's soften
adoucissez	Soften

Present Participle		Scored
adoucissant	softening

Past Participle		Scored
adouci	softened

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