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Conjugation of the French verb deviner

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



Verb phrases



InfinitiveScored
devinerto guess

PresentScored
je devineI guess
tu devinesyou guess
il devinehe guesses
elle devineshe guesses
nous devinonswe guess
vous devinezyou guess
ils devinentthey guess
elles devinentthey guess

ImperfectScored
je devinaisI was guessing
tu devinaisyou were guessing
il devinaithe was guessing
elle devinaitshe was guessing
nous devinionswe were guessing
vous deviniezyou were guessing
ils devinaientthey were guessing
elles devinaientthey were guessing

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 devinaiI guessed
tu devinasyou guessed
il devinahe guessed
elle devinashe guessed
nous devinâmeswe guessed
vous devinâtesyou guessed
ils devinèrentthey guessed
elles devinèrentthey guessed

Passé ComposéScored
j'ai devinéI guessed
tu as devinéyou guessed
il a devinéhe guessed
elle a devinéshe guessed
nous avons devinéwe guessed
vous avez devinéyou guessed
ils ont devinéthey guessed
elles ont devinéthey guessed

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfaitScored
j'avais devinéI had guessed
tu avais devinéyou had guessed
il avait devinéhe had guessed
elle avait devinéshe had guessed
nous avions devinéwe had guessed
vous aviez devinéyou had guessed
ils avaient devinéthey had guessed
elles avaient devinéthey had guessed

FutureScored
je devineraiI will guess
tu devinerasyou will guess
il devinerahe will guess
elle devinerashe will guess
nous devineronswe will guess
vous devinerezyou will guess
ils devinerontthey will guess
elles devinerontthey will guess

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 devinéI will have guessed
tu auras devinéyou will have guessed
il aura devinéhe will have guessed
elle aura devinéshe will have guessed
nous aurons devinéwe will have guessed
vous aurez devinéyou will have guessed
ils auront devinéthey will have guessed
elles auront devinéthey will have guessed

ConditionalScored
je devineraisI would guess
tu devineraisyou would guess
il devineraithe would guess
elle devineraitshe would guess
nous devinerionswe would guess
vous devineriezyou would guess
ils devineraientthey would guess
elles devineraientthey would guess

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 devinéI would have guessed
tu aurais devinéyou would have guessed
il aurait devinéhe would have guessed
elle aurait devinéshe would have guessed
nous aurions devinéwe would have guessed
vous auriez devinéyou would have guessed
ils auraient devinéthey would have guessed
elles auraient devinéthey would have guessed

Present SubjunctiveScored
(... que) je devine(... that) I guess
(... que) tu devines(... that) you guess
(... que) il devine(... that) he guesses
(... que) elle devine(... that) she guesses
(... que) nous devinions(... that) we guess
(... que) vous deviniez(... that) you guess
(... que) ils devinent(... that) they guess
(... que) elles devinent(... that) they guess

Imperfect SubjunctiveScored
(... que) je devinasse(... that) I was guessing
(... que) tu devinasses(... that) you were guessing
(... que) il devinât(... that) he was guessing
(... que) elle devinât(... that) she was guessing
(... que) nous devinassions(... that) we were guessing
(... que) vous devinassiez(... that) you were guessing
(... que) ils devinassent(... that) they were guessing
(... que) elles devinassent(... that) they were guessing

ImperativeScored
devine Guess
devinonsLet's guess
devinez Guess

Present ParticipleScored
devinant guessing

Past ParticipleScored
deviné guessed

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