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Conjugation of the French verb entendre

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

entendre is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
entendre	to hear

Present		Scored
j'entends	I hear
tu entends	you hear
il entend	he hears
elle entend	she hears
nous entendons	we hear
vous entendez	you hear
ils entendent	they hear
elles entendent	they hear

Imperfect		Scored
j'entendais	I was hearing
tu entendais	you were hearing
il entendait	he was hearing
elle entendait	she was hearing
nous entendions	we were hearing
vous entendiez	you were hearing
ils entendaient	they were hearing
elles entendaient	they were hearing

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'entendis	I heard
tu entendis	you heard
il entendit	he heard
elle entendit	she heard
nous entendîmes	we heard
vous entendîtes	you heard
ils entendirent	they heard
elles entendirent	they heard

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

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

Future		Scored
j'entendrai	I will hear
tu entendras	you will hear
il entendra	he will hear
elle entendra	she will hear
nous entendrons	we will hear
vous entendrez	you will hear
ils entendront	they will hear
elles entendront	they will hear

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

Conditional		Scored
j'entendrais	I would hear
tu entendrais	you would hear
il entendrait	he would hear
elle entendrait	she would hear
nous entendrions	we would hear
vous entendriez	you would hear
ils entendraient	they would hear
elles entendraient	they would hear

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'entende	(... that) I hear
(... que) tu entendes	(... that) you hear
(... que) il entende	(... that) he hears
(... que) elle entende	(... that) she hears
(... que) nous entendions	(... that) we hear
(... que) vous entendiez	(... that) you hear
(... que) ils entendent	(... that) they hear
(... que) elles entendent	(... that) they hear

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'entendisse	(... that) I was hearing
(... que) tu entendisses	(... that) you were hearing
(... que) il entendît	(... that) he was hearing
(... que) elle entendît	(... that) she was hearing
(... que) nous entendissions	(... that) we were hearing
(... que) vous entendissiez	(... that) you were hearing
(... que) ils entendissent	(... that) they were hearing
(... que) elles entendissent	(... that) they were hearing

Imperative		Scored
entends	Hear
entendons	Let's hear
entendez	Hear

Present Participle		Scored
entendant	hearing

Past Participle		Scored
entendu	heard

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