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Conjugation of the French verb saisir

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

saisir is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
saisir	to grip

Present		Scored
je saisis	I grip
tu saisis	you grip
il saisit	he grips
elle saisit	she grips
nous saisissons	we grip
vous saisissez	you grip
ils saisissent	they grip
elles saisissent	they grip

Imperfect		Scored
je saisissais	I was gripping
tu saisissais	you were gripping
il saisissait	he was gripping
elle saisissait	she was gripping
nous saisissions	we were gripping
vous saisissiez	you were gripping
ils saisissaient	they were gripping
elles saisissaient	they were gripping

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 saisis	I gripped
tu saisis	you gripped
il saisit	he gripped
elle saisit	she gripped
nous saisîmes	we gripped
vous saisîtes	you gripped
ils saisirent	they gripped
elles saisirent	they gripped

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

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

Future		Scored
je saisirai	I will grip
tu saisiras	you will grip
il saisira	he will grip
elle saisira	she will grip
nous saisirons	we will grip
vous saisirez	you will grip
ils saisiront	they will grip
elles saisiront	they will grip

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

Conditional		Scored
je saisirais	I would grip
tu saisirais	you would grip
il saisirait	he would grip
elle saisirait	she would grip
nous saisirions	we would grip
vous saisiriez	you would grip
ils saisiraient	they would grip
elles saisiraient	they would grip

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je saisisse	(... that) I grip
(... que) tu saisisses	(... that) you grip
(... que) il saisisse	(... that) he grips
(... que) elle saisisse	(... that) she grips
(... que) nous saisissions	(... that) we grip
(... que) vous saisissiez	(... that) you grip
(... que) ils saisissent	(... that) they grip
(... que) elles saisissent	(... that) they grip

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je saisisse	(... that) I was gripping
(... que) tu saisisses	(... that) you were gripping
(... que) il saisît	(... that) he was gripping
(... que) elle saisît	(... that) she was gripping
(... que) nous saisissions	(... that) we were gripping
(... que) vous saisissiez	(... that) you were gripping
(... que) ils saisissent	(... that) they were gripping
(... que) elles saisissent	(... that) they were gripping

Imperative		Scored
saisis	Grip
saisissons	Let's grip
saisissez	Grip

Present Participle		Scored
saisissant	gripping

Past Participle		Scored
saisi	gripped

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