French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | bénis | bénissais | bénirai | bénirais | bénisse | bénisse | ||
| tu | bénis | bénissais | béniras | bénirais | bénisses | bénisses | ||
| il | bénit | bénissait | bénira | bénirait | bénisse | bénît | ||
| nous | bénissons | bénissions | bénirons | bénirions | bénissions | bénissions | ||
| vous | bénissez | bénissiez | bénirez | béniriez | bénissiez | bénissiez | ||
| ils | bénissent | bénissaient | béniront | béniraient | bénissent | bénissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai béni | avais béni | aurai béni | aurais béni | aie béni | eusse béni | ||
| tu | as béni | avais béni | auras béni | aurais béni | aies béni | eusses béni | ||
| il | a béni | avait béni | aura béni | aurait béni | ait béni | eût béni | ||
| nous | avons béni | avions béni | aurons béni | aurions béni | ayons béni | eussions béni | ||
| vous | avez béni | aviez béni | aurez béni | auriez béni | ayez béni | eussiez béni | ||
| ils | ont béni | avaient béni | auront béni | auraient béni | aient béni | eussent béni | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | bénis | eus béni | (tu) | bénis | Present | bénissant | ||
| tu | bénis | eus béni | (nous) | bénissons | Past | béni | ||
| il | bénit | eut béni | (vous) | bénissez | Perfect | ayant béni | ||
| nous | bénîmes | eûmes béni | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | bénîtes | eûtes béni | (tu) | aie béni | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | bénirent | eurent béni | (nous) | ayons béni | avoir béni | |||
| (vous) | ayez béni | |||||||
Bénir is a regular -ir verb.


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