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Conjugation of the French verb reconnaître

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

reconnaître is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
reconnaître	to recognize

Present		Scored
je reconnais	I recognize
tu reconnais	you recognize
il reconnaît	he recognizes
elle reconnaît	she recognizes
nous reconnaissons	we recognize
vous reconnaissez	you recognize
ils reconnaissent	they recognize
elles reconnaissent	they recognize

Imperfect		Scored
je reconnaissais	I was recognizing
tu reconnaissais	you were recognizing
il reconnaissait	he was recognizing
elle reconnaissait	she was recognizing
nous reconnaissions	we were recognizing
vous reconnaissiez	you were recognizing
ils reconnaissaient	they were recognizing
elles reconnaissaient	they were recognizing

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 reconnus	I recognized
tu reconnus	you recognized
il reconnut	he recognized
elle reconnut	she recognized
nous reconnûmes	we recognized
vous reconnûtes	you recognized
ils reconnurent	they recognized
elles reconnurent	they recognized

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

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

Future		Scored
je reconnaîtrai	I will recognize
tu reconnaîtras	you will recognize
il reconnaîtra	he will recognize
elle reconnaîtra	she will recognize
nous reconnaîtrons	we will recognize
vous reconnaîtrez	you will recognize
ils reconnaîtront	they will recognize
elles reconnaîtront	they will recognize

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

Conditional		Scored
je reconnaîtrais	I would recognize
tu reconnaîtrais	you would recognize
il reconnaîtrait	he would recognize
elle reconnaîtrait	she would recognize
nous reconnaîtrions	we would recognize
vous reconnaîtriez	you would recognize
ils reconnaîtraient	they would recognize
elles reconnaîtraient	they would recognize

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je reconnaisse	(... that) I recognize
(... que) tu reconnaisses	(... that) you recognize
(... que) il reconnaisse	(... that) he recognizes
(... que) elle reconnaisse	(... that) she recognizes
(... que) nous reconnaissions	(... that) we recognize
(... que) vous reconnaissiez	(... that) you recognize
(... que) ils reconnaissent	(... that) they recognize
(... que) elles reconnaissent	(... that) they recognize

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je reconnusse	(... that) I was recognizing
(... que) tu reconnusses	(... that) you were recognizing
(... que) il reconnût	(... that) he was recognizing
(... que) elle reconnût	(... that) she was recognizing
(... que) nous reconnussions	(... that) we were recognizing
(... que) vous reconnussiez	(... that) you were recognizing
(... que) ils reconnussent	(... that) they were recognizing
(... que) elles reconnussent	(... that) they were recognizing

Imperative		Scored
reconnais	Recognize
reconnaissons	Let's recognize
reconnaissez	Recognize

Present Participle		Scored
reconnaissant	recognizing

Past Participle		Scored
reconnu	recognized

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