French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | accroîs | accroissais | accroîtrai | accroîtrais | accroisse | accrûsse | ||
| tu | accroîs | accroissais | accroîtras | accroîtrais | accroisses | accrûsses | ||
| il | accroît | accroissait | accroîtra | accroîtrait | accroisse | accrût | ||
| nous | accroissons | accroissions | accroîtrons | accroîtrions | accroissions | accrûssions | ||
| vous | accroissez | accroissiez | accroîtrez | accroîtriez | accroissiez | accrûssiez | ||
| ils | accroissent | accroissaient | accroîtront | accroîtraient | accroissent | accrûssent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai accrû | avais accrû | aurai accrû | aurais accrû | aie accrû | eusse accrû | ||
| tu | as accrû | avais accrû | auras accrû | aurais accrû | aies accrû | eusses accrû | ||
| il | a accrû | avait accrû | aura accrû | aurait accrû | ait accrû | eût accrû | ||
| nous | avons accrû | avions accrû | aurons accrû | aurions accrû | ayons accrû | eussions accrû | ||
| vous | avez accrû | aviez accrû | aurez accrû | auriez accrû | ayez accrû | eussiez accrû | ||
| ils | ont accrû | avaient accrû | auront accrû | auraient accrû | aient accrû | eussent accrû | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | accrûs | eus accrû | (tu) | accroîs | Present | accroissant | ||
| tu | accrûs | eus accrû | (nous) | accroissons | Past | accrû | ||
| il | accrût | eut accrû | (vous) | accroissez | Perfect | ayant accrû | ||
| nous | accrûmes | eûmes accrû | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | accrûtes | eûtes accrû | (tu) | aie accrû | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | accrûrent | eurent accrû | (nous) | ayons accrû | avoir accrû | |||
| (vous) | ayez accrû | |||||||
Accroître is an irregular -re verb.




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