French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | astreins | astreignais | astreindrai | astreindrais | astreigne | astreignisse | ||
| tu | astreins | astreignais | astreindras | astreindrais | astreignes | astreignisses | ||
| il | astreint | astreignait | astreindra | astreindrait | astreigne | astreignît | ||
| nous | astreignons | astreignions | astreindrons | astreindrions | astreignions | astreignissions | ||
| vous | astreignez | astreigniez | astreindrez | astreindriez | astreigniez | astreignissiez | ||
| ils | astreignent | astreignaient | astreindront | astreindraient | astreignent | astreignissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai astreint | avais astreint | aurai astreint | aurais astreint | aie astreint | eusse astreint | ||
| tu | as astreint | avais astreint | auras astreint | aurais astreint | aies astreint | eusses astreint | ||
| il | a astreint | avait astreint | aura astreint | aurait astreint | ait astreint | eût astreint | ||
| nous | avons astreint | avions astreint | aurons astreint | aurions astreint | ayons astreint | eussions astreint | ||
| vous | avez astreint | aviez astreint | aurez astreint | auriez astreint | ayez astreint | eussiez astreint | ||
| ils | ont astreint | avaient astreint | auront astreint | auraient astreint | aient astreint | eussent astreint | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | astreignis | eus astreint | (tu) | astreins | Present | astreignant | ||
| tu | astreignis | eus astreint | (nous) | astreignons | Past | astreint | ||
| il | astreignit | eut astreint | (vous) | astreignez | Perfect | ayant astreint | ||
| nous | astreignîmes | eûmes astreint | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | astreignîtes | eûtes astreint | (tu) | aie astreint | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | astreignirent | eurent astreint | (nous) | ayons astreint | avoir astreint | |||
| (vous) | ayez astreint | |||||||
Astreindre is an irregular -re verb.

Jouer is a regular -er French verb that can be a bit confusing when it comes time to decide which preposition should follow. Here’s everything you need to know.

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When a word ending in a normally silent consonant is followed by a vowel or h muet, that consonant might be transferred onto the next word. This is called a liaison and it’s one of the aspects of French pronunciation that can make it difficult to determine where one word ends and the next begins.