French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | contrains | contraignais | contraindrai | contraindrais | contraigne | contraignisse | ||
| tu | contrains | contraignais | contraindras | contraindrais | contraignes | contraignisses | ||
| il | contraint | contraingait | contraindra | contraindrait | contraigne | contraignît | ||
| nous | contraignons | contraignions | contraindrons | contraindrions | contraignions | contraignissions | ||
| vous | contraignez | contraigniez | contraindrez | contraindriez | contraigniez | contraignissiez | ||
| ils | contraignent | contraignaient | contraindront | contraindraient | contraignent | contraignissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai contraint | avais contraint | aurai contraint | aurais contraint | aie contraint | eusse contraint | ||
| tu | as contraint | avais contraint | auras contraint | aurais contraint | aies contraint | eusses contraint | ||
| il | a contraint | avait contraint | aura contraint | aurait contraint | ait contraint | eût contraint | ||
| nous | avons contraint | avions contraint | aurons contraint | aurions contraint | ayons contraint | eussions contraint | ||
| vous | avez contraint | aviez contraint | aurez contraint | auriez contraint | ayez contraint | eussiez contraint | ||
| ils | ont contraint | avaient contraint | auront contraint | auraient contraint | aient contraint | eussent contraint | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | contraignis | eus contraint | (tu) | contrains | Present | contraignant | ||
| tu | contraignis | eus contraint | (nous) | contraignons | Past | contraint | ||
| il | contraignit | eut contraint | (vous) | contraignez | Perfect | ayant contraint | ||
| nous | contraignîmes | eûmes contraint | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | contraignîtes | eûtes contraint | (tu) | aie contraint | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | contraignirent | eurent contraint | (nous) | ayons contraint | avoir contraint | |||
| (vous) | ayez contraint | |||||||
Contraindre is an irregular -re verb.
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