French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | engendre | engendrais | engendrerai | engendrerais | engendre | engendrasse | ||
| tu | engendres | engendrais | engendreras | engendrerais | engendres | engendrasses | ||
| il | engendre | engendrait | engendrera | engendrerait | engendre | engendrât | ||
| nous | engendrons | engendrions | engendrerons | engendrerions | engendrions | engendrassions | ||
| vous | engendrez | engendriez | engendrerez | engendreriez | engendriez | engendrassiez | ||
| ils | engendrent | engendraient | engendreront | engendreraient | engendrent | engendrassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai engendré | avais engendré | aurai engendré | aurais engendré | aie engendré | eusse engendré | ||
| tu | as engendré | avais engendré | auras engendré | aurais engendré | aies engendré | eusses engendré | ||
| il | a engendré | avait engendré | aura engendré | aurait engendré | ait engendré | eût engendré | ||
| nous | avons engendré | avions engendré | aurons engendré | aurions engendré | ayons engendré | eussions engendré | ||
| vous | avez engendré | aviez engendré | aurez engendré | auriez engendré | ayez engendré | eussiez engendré | ||
| ils | ont engendré | avaient engendré | auront engendré | auraient engendré | aient engendré | eussent engendré | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | engendrai | eus engendré | (tu) | engendre | Present | engendrant | ||
| tu | engendras | eus engendré | (nous) | engendrons | Past | engendré | ||
| il | engendra | eut engendré | (vous) | engendrez | Perfect | ayant engendré | ||
| nous | engendrâmes | eûmes engendré | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | engendrâtes | eûtes engendré | (tu) | aie engendré | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | engendrèrent | eurent engendré | (nous) | ayons engendré | avoir engendré | |||
| (vous) | ayez engendré | |||||||
Engendrer is a regular -er verb.



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