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Conjugation of the French verb contenir

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

contenir is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
contenir	to contain

Present		Scored
je contiens	I contain
tu contiens	you contain
il contient	he contains
elle contient	she contains
nous contenons	we contain
vous contenez	you contain
ils contiennent	they contain
elles contiennent	they contain

Imperfect		Scored
je contenais	I was containing
tu contenais	you were containing
il contenait	he was containing
elle contenait	she was containing
nous contenions	we were containing
vous conteniez	you were containing
ils contenaient	they were containing
elles contenaient	they were containing

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 contins	I contained
tu contins	you contained
il contint	he contained
elle contint	she contained
nous contînmes	we contained
vous contîntes	you contained
ils continrent	they contained
elles continrent	they contained

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

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

Future		Scored
je contiendrai	I will contain
tu contiendras	you will contain
il contiendra	he will contain
elle contiendra	she will contain
nous contiendrons	we will contain
vous contiendrez	you will contain
ils contiendront	they will contain
elles contiendront	they will contain

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

Conditional		Scored
je contiendrais	I would contain
tu contiendrais	you would contain
il contiendrait	he would contain
elle contiendrait	she would contain
nous contiendrions	we would contain
vous contiendriez	you would contain
ils contiendraient	they would contain
elles contiendraient	they would contain

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je contienne	(... that) I contain
(... que) tu contiennes	(... that) you contain
(... que) il contienne	(... that) he contains
(... que) elle contienne	(... that) she contains
(... que) nous contenions	(... that) we contain
(... que) vous conteniez	(... that) you contain
(... que) ils contiennent	(... that) they contain
(... que) elles contiennent	(... that) they contain

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je continsse	(... that) I was containing
(... que) tu continsses	(... that) you were containing
(... que) il contînt	(... that) he was containing
(... que) elle contînt	(... that) she was containing
(... que) nous continssions	(... that) we were containing
(... que) vous continssiez	(... that) you were containing
(... que) ils continssent	(... that) they were containing
(... que) elles continssent	(... that) they were containing

Imperative		Scored
contiens	Contain
contenons	Let's contain
contenez	Contain

Present Participle		Scored
contenant	containing

Past Participle		Scored
contenu	contained

Regular conjugation

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