French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | inscris | inscrivais | inscrirai | inscrirais | inscrive | inscrivisse | ||
| tu | inscris | inscrivais | inscriras | inscrirais | inscrives | inscrivisses | ||
| il | inscrit | inscrivait | inscrira | inscrirait | inscrive | inscrivît | ||
| nous | inscrivons | inscrivions | inscrirons | inscririons | inscrivions | inscrivissions | ||
| vous | inscrivez | inscriviez | inscrirez | inscririez | inscriviez | inscrivissiez | ||
| ils | inscrivent | inscrivaient | inscriront | inscriraient | inscrivent | inscrivissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai inscrit | avais inscrit | aurai inscrit | aurais inscrit | aie inscrit | eusse inscrit | ||
| tu | as inscrit | avais inscrit | auras inscrit | aurais inscrit | aies inscrit | eusses inscrit | ||
| il | a inscrit | avait inscrit | aura inscrit | aurait inscrit | ait inscrit | eût inscrit | ||
| nous | avons inscrit | avions inscrit | aurons inscrit | aurions inscrit | ayons inscrit | eussions inscrit | ||
| vous | avez inscrit | aviez inscrit | aurez inscrit | auriez inscrit | ayez inscrit | eussiez inscrit | ||
| ils | ont inscrit | avaient inscrit | auront inscrit | auraient inscrit | aient inscrit | eussent inscrit | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | inscrivis | eus inscrit | (tu) | inscris | Present | inscrivant | ||
| tu | inscrivis | eus inscrit | (nous) | inscrivons | Past | inscrit | ||
| il | inscrivit | eut inscrit | (vous) | inscrivez | Perfect | ayant inscrit | ||
| nous | inscrivîmes | eûmes inscrit | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | inscrivîtes | eûtes inscrit | (tu) | aie inscrit | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | inscrivirent | eurent inscrit | (nous) | ayons inscrit | avoir inscrit | |||
| (vous) | ayez inscrit | |||||||
Inscrire is an irregular -re verb.




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