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Conjugation of the French verb éteindre

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

éteindre is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
éteindre	to switch off

Present		Scored
j'éteins	I switch off
tu éteins	you switch off
il éteint	he switches off
elle éteint	she switches off
nous éteignons	we switch off
vous éteignez	you switch off
ils éteignent	they switch off
elles éteignent	they switch off

Imperfect		Scored
j'éteignais	I was switching off
tu éteignais	you were switching off
il éteignait	he was switching off
elle éteignait	she was switching off
nous éteignions	we were switching off
vous éteigniez	you were switching off
ils éteignaient	they were switching off
elles éteignaient	they were switching off

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
j'éteignis	I switched off
tu éteignis	you switched off
il éteignit	he switched off
elle éteignit	she switched off
nous éteignîmes	we switched off
vous éteignîtes	you switched off
ils éteignirent	they switched off
elles éteignirent	they switched off

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

Future		Scored
j'éteindrai	I will switch off
tu éteindras	you will switch off
il éteindra	he will switch off
elle éteindra	she will switch off
nous éteindrons	we will switch off
vous éteindrez	you will switch off
ils éteindront	they will switch off
elles éteindront	they will switch off

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

Conditional		Scored
j'éteindrais	I would switch off
tu éteindrais	you would switch off
il éteindrait	he would switch off
elle éteindrait	she would switch off
nous éteindrions	we would switch off
vous éteindriez	you would switch off
ils éteindraient	they would switch off
elles éteindraient	they would switch off

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'éteigne	(... that) I switch off
(... que) tu éteignes	(... that) you switch off
(... que) il éteigne	(... that) he switches off
(... que) elle éteigne	(... that) she switches off
(... que) nous éteignions	(... that) we switch off
(... que) vous éteigniez	(... that) you switch off
(... que) ils éteignent	(... that) they switch off
(... que) elles éteignent	(... that) they switch off

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'éteignisse	(... that) I was switching off
(... que) tu éteignisses	(... that) you were switching off
(... que) il éteignît	(... that) he was switching off
(... que) elle éteignît	(... that) she was switching off
(... que) nous éteignissions	(... that) we were switching off
(... que) vous éteignissiez	(... that) you were switching off
(... que) ils éteignissent	(... that) they were switching off
(... que) elles éteignissent	(... that) they were switching off

Imperative		Scored
éteins	Switch off
éteignons	Let's switch off
éteignez	Switch off

Present Participle		Scored
éteignant	switching off

Past Participle		Scored
éteint	switched off

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