French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | grince | grinçais | grincerai | grincerais | grince | grinçasse | ||
| tu | grinces | grinçais | grinceras | grincerais | grinces | grinçasses | ||
| il | grince | grinçait | grincera | grincerait | grince | grinçât | ||
| nous | grinçons | grincions | grincerons | grincerions | grincions | grinçassions | ||
| vous | grincez | grinciez | grincerez | grinceriez | grinciez | grinçassiez | ||
| ils | grincent | grinçaient | grinceront | grinceraient | grincent | grinçassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai grincé | avais grincé | aurai grincé | aurais grincé | aie grincé | eusse grincé | ||
| tu | as grincé | avais grincé | auras grincé | aurais grincé | aies grincé | eusses grincé | ||
| il | a grincé | avait grincé | aura grincé | aurait grincé | ait grincé | eût grincé | ||
| nous | avons grincé | avions grincé | aurons grincé | aurions grincé | ayons grincé | eussions grincé | ||
| vous | avez grincé | aviez grincé | aurez grincé | auriez grincé | ayez grincé | eussiez grincé | ||
| ils | ont grincé | avaient grincé | auront grincé | auraient grincé | aient grincé | eussent grincé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | grinçai | eus grincé | (tu) | grince | Present | grinçant | ||
| tu | grinças | eus grincé | (nous) | grinçons | Past | grincé | ||
| il | grinça | eut grincé | (vous) | grincez | Perfect | ayant grincé | ||
| nous | grinçâmes | eûmes grincé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | grinçâtes | eûtes grincé | (tu) | aie grincé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | grincèrent | eurent grincé | (nous) | ayons grincé | avoir grincé | |||
| (vous) | ayez grincé | |||||||
Grincer is a spelling change verb (c to ç).
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