French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | destine | destinais | destinerai | destinerais | destine | destinasse | ||
| tu | destines | destinais | destineras | destinerais | destines | destinasses | ||
| il | destine | destinait | destinera | destinerait | destine | destinât | ||
| nous | destinons | destinions | destinerons | destinerions | destinions | destinassions | ||
| vous | destinez | destiniez | destinerez | destineriez | destiniez | destinassiez | ||
| ils | destinent | destinaient | destineront | destineraient | destinent | destinassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai destiné | avais destiné | aurai destiné | aurais destiné | aie destiné | eusse destiné | ||
| tu | as destiné | avais destiné | auras destiné | aurais destiné | aies destiné | eusses destiné | ||
| il | a destiné | avait destiné | aura destiné | aurait destiné | ait destiné | eût destiné | ||
| nous | avons destiné | avions destiné | aurons destiné | aurions destiné | ayons destiné | eussions destiné | ||
| vous | avez destiné | aviez destiné | aurez destiné | auriez destiné | ayez destiné | eussiez destiné | ||
| ils | ont destiné | avaient destiné | auront destiné | auraient destiné | aient destiné | eussent destiné | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | destinai | eus destiné | (tu) | destine | Present | destinant | ||
| tu | destinas | eus destiné | (nous) | destinons | Past | destiné | ||
| il | destina | eut destiné | (vous) | destinez | Perfect | ayant destiné | ||
| nous | destinâmes | eûmes destiné | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | destinâtes | eûtes destiné | (tu) | aie destiné | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | destinèrent | eurent destiné | (nous) | ayons destiné | avoir destiné | |||
| (vous) | ayez destiné | |||||||
Destiner is a regular -er verb.




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