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Conjugation of the French verb teindre

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

teindre is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
teindre	to dye

Present		Scored
je teins	I dye
tu teins	you dye
il teint	he dyes
elle teint	she dyes
nous teignons	we dye
vous teignez	you dye
ils teignent	they dye
elles teignent	they dye

Imperfect		Scored
je teignais	I was dyeing
tu teignais	you were dyeing
il teignait	he was dyeing
elle teignait	she was dyeing
nous teignions	we were dyeing
vous teigniez	you were dyeing
ils teignaient	they were dyeing
elles teignaient	they were dyeing

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 teignis	I dyed
tu teignis	you dyed
il teignit	he dyed
elle teignit	she dyed
nous teignîmes	we dyed
vous teignîtes	you dyed
ils teignirent	they dyed
elles teignirent	they dyed

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

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

Future		Scored
je teindrai	I will dye
tu teindras	you will dye
il teindra	he will dye
elle teindra	she will dye
nous teindrons	we will dye
vous teindrez	you will dye
ils teindront	they will dye
elles teindront	they will dye

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

Conditional		Scored
je teindrais	I would dye
tu teindrais	you would dye
il teindrait	he would dye
elle teindrait	she would dye
nous teindrions	we would dye
vous teindriez	you would dye
ils teindraient	they would dye
elles teindraient	they would dye

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je teigne	(... that) I dye
(... que) tu teignes	(... that) you dye
(... que) il teigne	(... that) he dyes
(... que) elle teigne	(... that) she dyes
(... que) nous teignions	(... that) we dye
(... que) vous teigniez	(... that) you dye
(... que) ils teignent	(... that) they dye
(... que) elles teignent	(... that) they dye

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je teignisse	(... that) I was dyeing
(... que) tu teignisses	(... that) you were dyeing
(... que) il teignît	(... that) he was dyeing
(... que) elle teignît	(... that) she was dyeing
(... que) nous teignissions	(... that) we were dyeing
(... que) vous teignissiez	(... that) you were dyeing
(... que) ils teignissent	(... that) they were dyeing
(... que) elles teignissent	(... that) they were dyeing

Imperative		Scored
teins	Dye
teignons	Let's dye
teignez	Dye

Present Participle		Scored
teignant	dyeing

Past Participle		Scored
teint	dyed

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