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Conjugation of the French verb disparaître

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

disparaître is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
disparaître	to disappear

Present		Scored
je disparais	I disappear
tu disparais	you disappear
il disparaît	he disappears
elle disparaît	she disappears
nous disparaissons	we disappear
vous disparaissez	you disappear
ils disparaissent	they disappear
elles disparaissent	they disappear

Imperfect		Scored
je disparaissais	I was disappearing
tu disparaissais	you were disappearing
il disparaissait	he was disappearing
elle disparaissait	she was disappearing
nous disparaissions	we were disappearing
vous disparaissiez	you were disappearing
ils disparaissaient	they were disappearing
elles disparaissaient	they were disappearing

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 disparus	I disappeared
tu disparus	you disappeared
il disparut	he disappeared
elle disparut	she disappeared
nous disparûmes	we disappeared
vous disparûtes	you disappeared
ils disparurent	they disappeared
elles disparurent	they disappeared

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

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

Future		Scored
je disparaîtrai	I will disappear
tu disparaîtras	you will disappear
il disparaîtra	he will disappear
elle disparaîtra	she will disappear
nous disparaîtrons	we will disappear
vous disparaîtrez	you will disappear
ils disparaîtront	they will disappear
elles disparaîtront	they will disappear

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

Conditional		Scored
je disparaîtrais	I would disappear
tu disparaîtrais	you would disappear
il disparaîtrait	he would disappear
elle disparaîtrait	she would disappear
nous disparaîtrions	we would disappear
vous disparaîtriez	you would disappear
ils disparaîtraient	they would disappear
elles disparaîtraient	they would disappear

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je disparaisse	(... that) I disappear
(... que) tu disparaisses	(... that) you disappear
(... que) il disparaisse	(... that) he disappears
(... que) elle disparaisse	(... that) she disappears
(... que) nous disparaissions	(... that) we disappear
(... que) vous disparaissiez	(... that) you disappear
(... que) ils disparaissent	(... that) they disappear
(... que) elles disparaissent	(... that) they disappear

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je disparusse	(... that) I was disappearing
(... que) tu disparusses	(... that) you were disappearing
(... que) il disparût	(... that) he was disappearing
(... que) elle disparût	(... that) she was disappearing
(... que) nous disparussions	(... that) we were disappearing
(... que) vous disparussiez	(... that) you were disappearing
(... que) ils disparussent	(... that) they were disappearing
(... que) elles disparussent	(... that) they were disappearing

Imperative		Scored
disparais	Disappear
disparaissons	Let's disappear
disparaissez	Disappear

Present Participle		Scored
disparaissant	disappearing

Past Participle		Scored
disparu	disappeared

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