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Conjugation of the French verb plaindre

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

plaindre is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
plaindre	to pity

Present		Scored
je plains	I pity
tu plains	you pity
il plaint	he pities
elle plaint	she pities
nous plaignons	we pity
vous plaignez	you pity
ils plaignent	they pity
elles plaignent	they pity

Imperfect		Scored
je plaignais	I was pitying
tu plaignais	you were pitying
il plaignait	he was pitying
elle plaignait	she was pitying
nous plaignions	we were pitying
vous plaigniez	you were pitying
ils plaignaient	they were pitying
elles plaignaient	they were pitying

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 plaignis	I pitied
tu plaignis	you pitied
il plaignit	he pitied
elle plaignit	she pitied
nous plaignîmes	we pitied
vous plaignîtes	you pitied
ils plaignirent	they pitied
elles plaignirent	they pitied

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

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

Future		Scored
je plaindrai	I will pity
tu plaindras	you will pity
il plaindra	he will pity
elle plaindra	she will pity
nous plaindrons	we will pity
vous plaindrez	you will pity
ils plaindront	they will pity
elles plaindront	they will pity

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

Conditional		Scored
je plaindrais	I would pity
tu plaindrais	you would pity
il plaindrait	he would pity
elle plaindrait	she would pity
nous plaindrions	we would pity
vous plaindriez	you would pity
ils plaindraient	they would pity
elles plaindraient	they would pity

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je plaigne	(... that) I pity
(... que) tu plaignes	(... that) you pity
(... que) il plaigne	(... that) he pities
(... que) elle plaigne	(... that) she pities
(... que) nous plaignions	(... that) we pity
(... que) vous plaigniez	(... that) you pity
(... que) ils plaignent	(... that) they pity
(... que) elles plaignent	(... that) they pity

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je plaignisse	(... that) I was pitying
(... que) tu plaignisses	(... that) you were pitying
(... que) il plaignît	(... that) he was pitying
(... que) elle plaignît	(... that) she was pitying
(... que) nous plaignissions	(... that) we were pitying
(... que) vous plaignissiez	(... that) you were pitying
(... que) ils plaignissent	(... that) they were pitying
(... que) elles plaignissent	(... that) they were pitying

Imperative		Scored
plains	Pity
plaignons	Let's pity
plaignez	Pity

Present Participle		Scored
plaignant	pitying

Past Participle		Scored
plaint	pitied

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