French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | ceins | ceignais | ceindrai | ceindrais | ceigne | ceignisse | ||
| tu | ceins | ceignais | ceindras | ceindrais | ceignes | ceignisses | ||
| il | ceint | ceingait | ceindra | ceindrait | ceigne | ceignît | ||
| nous | ceignons | ceignions | ceindrons | ceindrions | ceignions | ceignissions | ||
| vous | ceignez | ceigniez | ceindrez | ceindriez | ceigniez | ceignissiez | ||
| ils | ceignent | ceignaient | ceindront | ceindraient | ceignent | ceignissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai ceint | avais ceint | aurai ceint | aurais ceint | aie ceint | eusse ceint | ||
| tu | as ceint | avais ceint | auras ceint | aurais ceint | aies ceint | eusses ceint | ||
| il | a ceint | avait ceint | aura ceint | aurait ceint | ait ceint | eût ceint | ||
| nous | avons ceint | avions ceint | aurons ceint | aurions ceint | ayons ceint | eussions ceint | ||
| vous | avez ceint | aviez ceint | aurez ceint | auriez ceint | ayez ceint | eussiez ceint | ||
| ils | ont ceint | avaient ceint | auront ceint | auraient ceint | aient ceint | eussent ceint | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | ceignis | eus ceint | (tu) | ceins | Present | ceignant | ||
| tu | ceignis | eus ceint | (nous) | ceignons | Past | ceint | ||
| il | ceignit | eut ceint | (vous) | ceignez | Perfect | ayant ceint | ||
| nous | ceignîmes | eûmes ceint | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | ceignîtes | eûtes ceint | (tu) | aie ceint | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | ceignirent | eurent ceint | (nous) | ayons ceint | avoir ceint | |||
| (vous) | ayez ceint | |||||||
Ceindre is an irregular -re verb.
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