French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | contiens | contenais | contiendrai | contiendrais | contienne | continsse | ||
| tu | contiens | contenais | contiendras | contiendrais | contiennes | continsses | ||
| il | contient | contenait | contiendra | contiendrait | contienne | contînt | ||
| nous | contenons | contenions | contiendrons | contiendrions | contenions | continssions | ||
| vous | contenez | conteniez | contiendrez | contiendriez | conteniez | continssiez | ||
| ils | contiennent | contenaient | contiendront | contiendraient | contiennent | continssent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai contenu | avais contenu | aurai contenu | aurais contenu | aie contenu | eusse contenu | ||
| tu | as contenu | avais contenu | auras contenu | aurais contenu | aies contenu | eusses contenu | ||
| il | a contenu | avait contenu | aura contenu | aurait contenu | ait contenu | eût contenu | ||
| nous | avons contenu | avions contenu | aurons contenu | aurions contenu | ayons contenu | eussions contenu | ||
| vous | avez contenu | aviez contenu | aurez contenu | auriez contenu | ayez contenu | eussiez contenu | ||
| ils | ont contenu | avaient contenu | auront contenu | auraient contenu | aient contenu | eussent contenu | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je | contins | eus contenu | (tu) | contiens | Present | contenant | ||
| tu | contins | eus contenu | (nous) | contenons | Past | contenu | ||
| il | contint | eut contenu | (vous) | contenez | Perfect | ayant contenu | ||
| nous | contînmes | eûmes contenu | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | contîntes | eûtes contenu | (tu) | aie contenu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | continrent | eurent contenu | (nous) | ayons contenu | avoir contenu | |||
| (vous) | ayez contenu | |||||||
Contenir is an irregular -ir verb.
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