French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | instruis | instruisais | instruirai | instruirais | instruise | instruisisse | ||
| tu | instruis | instruisais | instruiras | instruirais | instruises | instruisisses | ||
| il | instruit | instruisait | instruira | instruirait | instruise | instruisît | ||
| nous | instruisons | instruisions | instruirons | instruirions | instruisions | instruisissions | ||
| vous | instruisez | instruisiez | instruirez | instruiriez | instruisiez | instruisissiez | ||
| ils | instruisent | instruisaient | instruiront | instruiraient | instruisent | instruisissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai instruit | avais instruit | aurai instruit | aurais instruit | aie instruit | eusse instruit | ||
| tu | as instruit | avais instruit | auras instruit | aurais instruit | aies instruit | eusses instruit | ||
| il | a instruit | avait instruit | aura instruit | aurait instruit | ait instruit | eût instruit | ||
| nous | avons instruit | avions instruit | aurons instruit | aurions instruit | ayons instruit | eussions instruit | ||
| vous | avez instruit | aviez instruit | aurez instruit | auriez instruit | ayez instruit | eussiez instruit | ||
| ils | ont instruit | avaient instruit | auront instruit | auraient instruit | aient instruit | eussent instruit | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | instruisis | eus instruit | (tu) | instruis | Present | instruisant | ||
| tu | instruisis | eus instruit | (nous) | instruisons | Past | instruit | ||
| il | instruisit | eut instruit | (vous) | instruisez | Perfect | ayant instruit | ||
| nous | instruisîmes | eûmes instruit | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | instruisîtes | eûtes instruit | (tu) | aie instruit | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | instruisirent | eurent instruit | (nous) | ayons instruit | avoir instruit | |||
| (vous) | ayez instruit | |||||||
Instruire is an irregular -re verb.
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