French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | entends | entendais | entendrai | entendrais | entende | entendisse | ||
| tu | entends | entendais | entendras | entendrais | entendes | entendisses | ||
| il | entend | entendait | entendra | entendrait | entende | entendît | ||
| nous | entendons | entendions | entendrons | entendrions | entendions | entendissions | ||
| vous | entendez | entendiez | entendrez | entendriez | entendiez | entendissiez | ||
| ils | entendent | entendaient | entendront | entendraient | entendent | entendissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai entendu | avais entendu | aurai entendu | aurais entendu | aie entendu | eusse entendu | ||
| tu | as entendu | avais entendu | auras entendu | aurais entendu | aies entendu | eusses entendu | ||
| il | a entendu | avait entendu | aura entendu | aurait entendu | ait entendu | eût entendu | ||
| nous | avons entendu | avions entendu | aurons entendu | aurions entendu | ayons entendu | eussions entendu | ||
| vous | avez entendu | aviez entendu | aurez entendu | auriez entendu | ayez entendu | eussiez entendu | ||
| ils | ont entendu | avaient entendu | auront entendu | auraient entendu | aient entendu | eussent entendu | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | entendis | eus entendu | (tu) | entends | Present | entendant | ||
| tu | entendis | eus entendu | (nous) | entendons | Past | entendu | ||
| il | entendit | eut entendu | (vous) | entendez | Perfect | ayant entendu | ||
| nous | entendîmes | eûmes entendu | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | entendîtes | eûtes entendu | (tu) | aie entendu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | entendirent | eurent entendu | (nous) | ayons entendu | avoir entendu | |||
| (vous) | ayez entendu | |||||||
Entendre is a regular -re verb.
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