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Conjugation of the French verb raconter

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

raconter is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
raconter	to recount

Present		Scored
je raconte	I recount
tu racontes	you recount
il raconte	he recounts
elle raconte	she recounts
nous racontons	we recount
vous racontez	you recount
ils racontent	they recount
elles racontent	they recount

Imperfect		Scored
je racontais	I was recounting
tu racontais	you were recounting
il racontait	he was recounting
elle racontait	she was recounting
nous racontions	we were recounting
vous racontiez	you were recounting
ils racontaient	they were recounting
elles racontaient	they were recounting

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 racontai	I recounted
tu racontas	you recounted
il raconta	he recounted
elle raconta	she recounted
nous racontâmes	we recounted
vous racontâtes	you recounted
ils racontèrent	they recounted
elles racontèrent	they recounted

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

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

Future		Scored
je raconterai	I will recount
tu raconteras	you will recount
il racontera	he will recount
elle racontera	she will recount
nous raconterons	we will recount
vous raconterez	you will recount
ils raconteront	they will recount
elles raconteront	they will recount

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

Conditional		Scored
je raconterais	I would recount
tu raconterais	you would recount
il raconterait	he would recount
elle raconterait	she would recount
nous raconterions	we would recount
vous raconteriez	you would recount
ils raconteraient	they would recount
elles raconteraient	they would recount

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je raconte	(... that) I recount
(... que) tu racontes	(... that) you recount
(... que) il raconte	(... that) he recounts
(... que) elle raconte	(... that) she recounts
(... que) nous racontions	(... that) we recount
(... que) vous racontiez	(... that) you recount
(... que) ils racontent	(... that) they recount
(... que) elles racontent	(... that) they recount

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je racontasse	(... that) I was recounting
(... que) tu racontasses	(... that) you were recounting
(... que) il racontât	(... that) he was recounting
(... que) elle racontât	(... that) she was recounting
(... que) nous racontassions	(... that) we were recounting
(... que) vous racontassiez	(... that) you were recounting
(... que) ils racontassent	(... that) they were recounting
(... que) elles racontassent	(... that) they were recounting

Imperative		Scored
raconte	Recount
racontons	Let's recount
racontez	Recount

Present Participle		Scored
racontant	recounting

Past Participle		Scored
raconté	recounted

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