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Conjugation of the French verb embellir

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

embellir is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
embellir	to embellish

Present		Scored
j'embellis	I embellish
tu embellis	you embellish
il embellit	he embellishes
elle embellit	she embellishes
nous embellissons	we embellish
vous embellissez	you embellish
ils embellissent	they embellish
elles embellissent	they embellish

Imperfect		Scored
j'embellissais	I was embellishing
tu embellissais	you were embellishing
il embellissait	he was embellishing
elle embellissait	she was embellishing
nous embellissions	we were embellishing
vous embellissiez	you were embellishing
ils embellissaient	they were embellishing
elles embellissaient	they were embellishing

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
j'embellis	I embellished
tu embellis	you embellished
il embellit	he embellished
elle embellit	she embellished
nous embellîmes	we embellished
vous embellîtes	you embellished
ils embellirent	they embellished
elles embellirent	they embellished

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

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

Future		Scored
j'embellirai	I will embellish
tu embelliras	you will embellish
il embellira	he will embellish
elle embellira	she will embellish
nous embellirons	we will embellish
vous embellirez	you will embellish
ils embelliront	they will embellish
elles embelliront	they will embellish

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

Conditional		Scored
j'embellirais	I would embellish
tu embellirais	you would embellish
il embellirait	he would embellish
elle embellirait	she would embellish
nous embellirions	we would embellish
vous embelliriez	you would embellish
ils embelliraient	they would embellish
elles embelliraient	they would embellish

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'embellisse	(... that) I embellish
(... que) tu embellisses	(... that) you embellish
(... que) il embellisse	(... that) he embellishes
(... que) elle embellisse	(... that) she embellishes
(... que) nous embellissions	(... that) we embellish
(... que) vous embellissiez	(... that) you embellish
(... que) ils embellissent	(... that) they embellish
(... que) elles embellissent	(... that) they embellish

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'embellisse	(... that) I was embellishing
(... que) tu embellisses	(... that) you were embellishing
(... que) il embellît	(... that) he was embellishing
(... que) elle embellît	(... that) she was embellishing
(... que) nous embellissions	(... that) we were embellishing
(... que) vous embellissiez	(... that) you were embellishing
(... que) ils embellissent	(... that) they were embellishing
(... que) elles embellissent	(... that) they were embellishing

Imperative		Scored
embellis	Embellish
embellissons	Let's embellish
embellissez	Embellish

Present Participle		Scored
embellissant	embellishing

Past Participle		Scored
embelli	embellished

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