French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | conçois | concevais | concevrai | concevrais | conçoive | conçusse | ||
| tu | conçois | concevais | concevras | concevrais | conçoives | conçusses | ||
| il | conçoit | concevait | concevra | concevrait | conçoive | conçût | ||
| nous | concevons | concevions | concevrons | concevrions | concevions | conçussions | ||
| vous | concevez | conceviez | concevrez | concevriez | conceviez | reçussiez | ||
| ils | conçoivent | concevaient | concevront | concevraient | conçoivent | conçussent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai conçu | avais conçu | aurai conçu | aurais conçu | aie conçu | eusse conçu | ||
| tu | as conçu | avais conçu | auras conçu | aurais conçu | aies conçu | eusses conçu | ||
| il | a conçu | avait conçu | aura conçu | aurait conçu | ait conçu | eût conçu | ||
| nous | avons conçu | avions conçu | aurons conçu | aurions conçu | ayons conçu | eussions conçu | ||
| vous | avez conçu | aviez conçu | aurez conçu | auriez conçu | ayez conçu | eussiez conçu | ||
| ils | ont conçu | avaient conçu | auront conçu | auraient conçu | aient conçu | eussent conçu | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | conçus | eus conçu | (tu) | conçois | Present | concevant | ||
| tu | conçus | eus conçu | (nous) | concevons | Past | conçu | ||
| il | conçut | eut conçu | (vous) | concevez | Perfect | ayant conçu | ||
| nous | conçûmes | eûmes conçu | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | conçûtes | eûtes conçu | (tu) | aie conçu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | conçurent | eurent conçu | (nous) | ayons conçu | avoir conçu | |||
| (vous) | ayez conçu | |||||||
Concevoir is an irregular -ir verb.



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