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Conjugation of the French verb peindre

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



Verb phrases



InfinitiveScored
peindreto paint

PresentScored
je peinsI paint
tu peinsyou paint
il peinthe paints
elle peintshe paints
nous peignonswe paint
vous peignezyou paint
ils peignentthey paint
elles peignentthey paint

ImperfectScored
je peignaisI was painting
tu peignaisyou were painting
il peignaithe was painting
elle peignaitshe was painting
nous peignionswe were painting
vous peigniezyou were painting
ils peignaientthey were painting
elles peignaientthey were painting

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 peignisI painted
tu peignisyou painted
il peignithe painted
elle peignitshe painted
nous peignîmeswe painted
vous peignîtesyou painted
ils peignirentthey painted
elles peignirentthey painted

Passé ComposéScored
j'ai peintI painted
tu as peintyou painted
il a peinthe painted
elle a peintshe painted
nous avons peintwe painted
vous avez peintyou painted
ils ont peintthey painted
elles ont peintthey painted

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfaitScored
j'avais peintI had painted
tu avais peintyou had painted
il avait peinthe had painted
elle avait peintshe had painted
nous avions peintwe had painted
vous aviez peintyou had painted
ils avaient peintthey had painted
elles avaient peintthey had painted

FutureScored
je peindraiI will paint
tu peindrasyou will paint
il peindrahe will paint
elle peindrashe will paint
nous peindronswe will paint
vous peindrezyou will paint
ils peindrontthey will paint
elles peindrontthey will paint

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 peintI will have painted
tu auras peintyou will have painted
il aura peinthe will have painted
elle aura peintshe will have painted
nous aurons peintwe will have painted
vous aurez peintyou will have painted
ils auront peintthey will have painted
elles auront peintthey will have painted

ConditionalScored
je peindraisI would paint
tu peindraisyou would paint
il peindraithe would paint
elle peindraitshe would paint
nous peindrionswe would paint
vous peindriezyou would paint
ils peindraientthey would paint
elles peindraientthey would paint

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 peintI would have painted
tu aurais peintyou would have painted
il aurait peinthe would have painted
elle aurait peintshe would have painted
nous aurions peintwe would have painted
vous auriez peintyou would have painted
ils auraient peintthey would have painted
elles auraient peintthey would have painted

Present SubjunctiveScored
(... que) je peigne(... that) I paint
(... que) tu peignes(... that) you paint
(... que) il peigne(... that) he paints
(... que) elle peigne(... that) she paints
(... que) nous peignions(... that) we paint
(... que) vous peigniez(... that) you paint
(... que) ils peignent(... that) they paint
(... que) elles peignent(... that) they paint

Imperfect SubjunctiveScored
(... que) je peignisse(... that) I was painting
(... que) tu peignisses(... that) you were painting
(... que) il peignît(... that) he was painting
(... que) elle peignît(... that) she was painting
(... que) nous peignissions(... that) we were painting
(... que) vous peignissiez(... that) you were painting
(... que) ils peignissent(... that) they were painting
(... que) elles peignissent(... that) they were painting

ImperativeScored
peins Paint
peignonsLet's paint
peignez Paint

Present ParticipleScored
peignant painting

Past ParticipleScored
peint painted

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