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Conjugation of the French verb rencontrer

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

rencontrer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
rencontrer	to meet

Present		Scored
je rencontre	I meet
tu rencontres	you meet
il rencontre	he meets
elle rencontre	she meets
nous rencontrons	we meet
vous rencontrez	you meet
ils rencontrent	they meet
elles rencontrent	they meet

Imperfect		Scored
je rencontrais	I was meeting
tu rencontrais	you were meeting
il rencontrait	he was meeting
elle rencontrait	she was meeting
nous rencontrions	we were meeting
vous rencontriez	you were meeting
ils rencontraient	they were meeting
elles rencontraient	they were meeting

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 rencontrai	I met
tu rencontras	you met
il rencontra	he met
elle rencontra	she met
nous rencontrâmes	we met
vous rencontrâtes	you met
ils rencontrèrent	they met
elles rencontrèrent	they met

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

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

Future		Scored
je rencontrerai	I will meet
tu rencontreras	you will meet
il rencontrera	he will meet
elle rencontrera	she will meet
nous rencontrerons	we will meet
vous rencontrerez	you will meet
ils rencontreront	they will meet
elles rencontreront	they will meet

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

Conditional		Scored
je rencontrerais	I would meet
tu rencontrerais	you would meet
il rencontrerait	he would meet
elle rencontrerait	she would meet
nous rencontrerions	we would meet
vous rencontreriez	you would meet
ils rencontreraient	they would meet
elles rencontreraient	they would meet

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je rencontre	(... that) I meet
(... que) tu rencontres	(... that) you meet
(... que) il rencontre	(... that) he meets
(... que) elle rencontre	(... that) she meets
(... que) nous rencontrions	(... that) we meet
(... que) vous rencontriez	(... that) you meet
(... que) ils rencontrent	(... that) they meet
(... que) elles rencontrent	(... that) they meet

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je rencontrasse	(... that) I was meeting
(... que) tu rencontrasses	(... that) you were meeting
(... que) il rencontrât	(... that) he was meeting
(... que) elle rencontrât	(... that) she was meeting
(... que) nous rencontrassions	(... that) we were meeting
(... que) vous rencontrassiez	(... that) you were meeting
(... que) ils rencontrassent	(... that) they were meeting
(... que) elles rencontrassent	(... that) they were meeting

Imperative		Scored
rencontre	Meet
rencontrons	Let's meet
rencontrez	Meet

Present Participle		Scored
rencontrant	meeting

Past Participle		Scored
rencontré	met

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