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Conjugation of the French verb craindre

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

craindre is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
craindre	to fear

Present		Scored
je crains	I fear
tu crains	you fear
il craint	he fears
elle craint	she fears
nous craignons	we fear
vous craignez	you fear
ils craignent	they fear
elles craignent	they fear

Imperfect		Scored
je craignais	I was fearing
tu craignais	you were fearing
il craignait	he was fearing
elle craignait	she was fearing
nous craignions	we were fearing
vous craigniez	you were fearing
ils craignaient	they were fearing
elles craignaient	they were fearing

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 craignis	I feared
tu craignis	you feared
il craignit	he feared
elle craignit	she feared
nous craignîmes	we feared
vous craignîtes	you feared
ils craignirent	they feared
elles craignirent	they feared

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

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

Future		Scored
je craindrai	I will fear
tu craindras	you will fear
il craindra	he will fear
elle craindra	she will fear
nous craindrons	we will fear
vous craindrez	you will fear
ils craindront	they will fear
elles craindront	they will fear

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

Conditional		Scored
je craindrais	I would fear
tu craindrais	you would fear
il craindrait	he would fear
elle craindrait	she would fear
nous craindrions	we would fear
vous craindriez	you would fear
ils craindraient	they would fear
elles craindraient	they would fear

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je craigne	(... that) I fear
(... que) tu craignes	(... that) you fear
(... que) il craigne	(... that) he fears
(... que) elle craigne	(... that) she fears
(... que) nous craignions	(... that) we fear
(... que) vous craigniez	(... that) you fear
(... que) ils craignent	(... that) they fear
(... que) elles craignent	(... that) they fear

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je craignisse	(... that) I was fearing
(... que) tu craignisses	(... that) you were fearing
(... que) il craignît	(... that) he was fearing
(... que) elle craignît	(... that) she was fearing
(... que) nous craignissions	(... that) we were fearing
(... que) vous craignissiez	(... that) you were fearing
(... que) ils craignissent	(... that) they were fearing
(... que) elles craignissent	(... that) they were fearing

Imperative		Scored
crains	Fear
craignons	Let's fear
craignez	Fear

Present Participle		Scored
craignant	fearing

Past Participle		Scored
craint	feared

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