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Conjugation of the French verb conduire

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

conduire is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
conduire	to lead

Present		Scored
je conduis	I lead
tu conduis	you lead
il conduit	he leads
elle conduit	she leads
nous conduisons	we lead
vous conduisez	you lead
ils conduisent	they lead
elles conduisent	they lead

Imperfect		Scored
je conduisais	I was leading
tu conduisais	you were leading
il conduisait	he was leading
elle conduisait	she was leading
nous conduisions	we were leading
vous conduisiez	you were leading
ils conduisaient	they were leading
elles conduisaient	they were leading

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
je conduisis	I led
tu conduisis	you led
il conduisit	he led
elle conduisit	she led
nous conduisîmes	we led
vous conduisîtes	you led
ils conduisirent	they led
elles conduisirent	they led

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

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

Future		Scored
je conduirai	I will lead
tu conduiras	you will lead
il conduira	he will lead
elle conduira	she will lead
nous conduirons	we will lead
vous conduirez	you will lead
ils conduiront	they will lead
elles conduiront	they will lead

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

Conditional		Scored
je conduirais	I would lead
tu conduirais	you would lead
il conduirait	he would lead
elle conduirait	she would lead
nous conduirions	we would lead
vous conduiriez	you would lead
ils conduiraient	they would lead
elles conduiraient	they would lead

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je conduise	(... that) I lead
(... que) tu conduises	(... that) you lead
(... que) il conduise	(... that) he leads
(... que) elle conduise	(... that) she leads
(... que) nous conduisions	(... that) we lead
(... que) vous conduisiez	(... that) you lead
(... que) ils conduisent	(... that) they lead
(... que) elles conduisent	(... that) they lead

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je conduisisse	(... that) I was leading
(... que) tu conduisisses	(... that) you were leading
(... que) il conduisît	(... that) he was leading
(... que) elle conduisît	(... that) she was leading
(... que) nous conduisissions	(... that) we were leading
(... que) vous conduisissiez	(... that) you were leading
(... que) ils conduisissent	(... that) they were leading
(... que) elles conduisissent	(... that) they were leading

Imperative		Scored
conduis	Lead
conduisons	Let's lead
conduisez	Lead

Present Participle		Scored
conduisant	leading

Past Participle		Scored
conduit	led

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