French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | grandis | grandissais | grandirai | grandirais | grandisse | grandisse | ||
| tu | grandis | grandissais | grandiras | grandirais | grandisses | grandisses | ||
| il | grandit | grandissait | grandira | grandirait | grandisse | grandît | ||
| nous | grandissons | grandissions | grandirons | grandirions | grandissions | grandissions | ||
| vous | grandissez | grandissiez | grandirez | grandiriez | grandissiez | grandissiez | ||
| ils | grandissent | grandissaient | grandiront | grandiraient | grandissent | grandissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai grandi | avais grandi | aurai grandi | aurais grandi | aie grandi | eusse grandi | ||
| tu | as grandi | avais grandi | auras grandi | aurais grandi | aies grandi | eusses grandi | ||
| il | a grandi | avait grandi | aura grandi | aurait grandi | ait grandi | eût grandi | ||
| nous | avons grandi | avions grandi | aurons grandi | aurions grandi | ayons grandi | eussions grandi | ||
| vous | avez grandi | aviez grandi | aurez grandi | auriez grandi | ayez grandi | eussiez grandi | ||
| ils | ont grandi | avaient grandi | auront grandi | auraient grandi | aient grandi | eussent grandi | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | grandis | eus grandi | (tu) | grandis | Present | grandissant | ||
| tu | grandis | eus grandi | (nous) | grandissons | Past | grandi | ||
| il | grandit | eut grandi | (vous) | grandissez | Perfect | ayant grandi | ||
| nous | grandîmes | eûmes grandi | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | grandîtes | eûtes grandi | (tu) | aie grandi | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | grandirent | eurent grandi | (nous) | ayons grandi | avoir grandi | |||
| (vous) | ayez grandi | |||||||
Grandir is a regular -ir verb.




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