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Conjugation of the French verb vaincre

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

vaincre is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
vaincre	to defeat

Present		Scored
je vaincs	I defeat
tu vaincs	you defeat
il vainc	he defeats
elle vainc	she defeats
nous vainquons	we defeat
vous vainquez	you defeat
ils vainquent	they defeat
elles vainquent	they defeat

Imperfect		Scored
je vainquais	I was defeating
tu vainquais	you were defeating
il vainquait	he was defeating
elle vainquait	she was defeating
nous vainquions	we were defeating
vous vainquiez	you were defeating
ils vainquaient	they were defeating
elles vainquaient	they were defeating

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 vainquis	I defeated
tu vainquis	you defeated
il vainquit	he defeated
elle vainquit	she defeated
nous vainquîmes	we defeated
vous vainquîtes	you defeated
ils vainquirent	they defeated
elles vainquirent	they defeated

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

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

Future		Scored
je vaincrai	I will defeat
tu vaincras	you will defeat
il vaincra	he will defeat
elle vaincra	she will defeat
nous vaincrons	we will defeat
vous vaincrez	you will defeat
ils vaincront	they will defeat
elles vaincront	they will defeat

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

Conditional		Scored
je vaincrais	I would defeat
tu vaincrais	you would defeat
il vaincrait	he would defeat
elle vaincrait	she would defeat
nous vaincrions	we would defeat
vous vaincriez	you would defeat
ils vaincraient	they would defeat
elles vaincraient	they would defeat

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je vainque	(... that) I defeat
(... que) tu vainques	(... that) you defeat
(... que) il vainque	(... that) he defeats
(... que) elle vainque	(... that) she defeats
(... que) nous vainquions	(... that) we defeat
(... que) vous vainquiez	(... that) you defeat
(... que) ils vainquent	(... that) they defeat
(... que) elles vainquent	(... that) they defeat

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je vainquisse	(... that) I was defeating
(... que) tu vainquisses	(... that) you were defeating
(... que) il vainquît	(... that) he was defeating
(... que) elle vainquît	(... that) she was defeating
(... que) nous vainquissions	(... that) we were defeating
(... que) vous vainquissiez	(... that) you were defeating
(... que) ils vainquissent	(... that) they were defeating
(... que) elles vainquissent	(... that) they were defeating

Imperative		Scored
vaincs	Defeat
vainquons	Let's defeat
vainquez	Defeat

Present Participle		Scored
vainquant	defeating

Past Participle		Scored
vaincu	defeated

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