French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | blanchis | blanchissais | blanchirai | blanchirais | blanchisse | blanchisse | ||
| tu | blanchis | blanchissais | blanchiras | blanchirais | blanchisses | blanchisses | ||
| il | blanchit | blanchissait | blanchira | blanchirait | blanchisse | blanchît | ||
| nous | blanchissons | blanchissions | blanchirons | blanchirions | blanchissions | blanchissions | ||
| vous | blanchissez | blanchissiez | blanchirez | blanchiriez | blanchissiez | blanchissiez | ||
| ils | blanchissent | blanchissaient | blanchiront | blanchiraient | blanchissent | blanchissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai blanchi | avais blanchi | aurai blanchi | aurais blanchi | aie blanchi | eusse blanchi | ||
| tu | as blanchi | avais blanchi | auras blanchi | aurais blanchi | aies blanchi | eusses blanchi | ||
| il | a blanchi | avait blanchi | aura blanchi | aurait blanchi | ait blanchi | eût blanchi | ||
| nous | avons blanchi | avions blanchi | aurons blanchi | aurions blanchi | ayons blanchi | eussions blanchi | ||
| vous | avez blanchi | aviez blanchi | aurez blanchi | auriez blanchi | ayez blanchi | eussiez blanchi | ||
| ils | ont blanchi | avaient blanchi | auront blanchi | auraient blanchi | aient blanchi | eussent blanchi | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | blanchis | eus blanchi | (tu) | blanchis | Present | blanchissant | ||
| tu | blanchis | eus blanchi | (nous) | blanchissons | Past | blanchi | ||
| il | blanchit | eut blanchi | (vous) | blanchissez | Perfect | ayant blanchi | ||
| nous | blanchîmes | eûmes blanchi | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | blanchîtes | eûtes blanchi | (tu) | aie blanchi | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | blanchirent | eurent blanchi | (nous) | ayons blanchi | avoir blanchi | |||
| (vous) | ayez blanchi | |||||||
Blanchir is a regular -ir verb.




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