French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | interdis | interdisais | interdirai | interdirais | interdise | interdisse | ||
| tu | interdis | interdisais | interdiras | interdirais | interdises | interdisses | ||
| il | interdit | interdisait | interdira | interdirait | interdise | interdît | ||
| nous | interdisons | interdisions | interdirons | interdirions | interdisions | interdissions | ||
| vous | interdisez | interdisiez | interdirez | interdiriez | interdisiez | interdissiez | ||
| ils | interdisent | interdisaient | interdiront | interdiraient | interdisent | interdissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai interdit | avais interdit | aurai interdit | aurais interdit | aie interdit | eusse interdit | ||
| tu | as interdit | avais interdit | auras interdit | aurais interdit | aies interdit | eusses interdit | ||
| il | a interdit | avait interdit | aura interdit | aurait interdit | ait interdit | eût interdit | ||
| nous | avons interdit | avions interdit | aurons interdit | aurions interdit | ayons interdit | eussions interdit | ||
| vous | avez interdit | aviez interdit | aurez interdit | auriez interdit | ayez interdit | eussiez interdit | ||
| ils | ont interdit | avaient interdit | auront interdit | auraient interdit | aient interdit | eussent interdit | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | interdis | eus interdit | (tu) | interdis | Present | interdisant | ||
| tu | interdis | eus interdit | (nous) | interdisons | Past | interdit | ||
| il | interdit | eut interdit | (vous) | interdisez | Perfect | ayant interdit | ||
| nous | interdîmes | eûmes interdit | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | interdîtes | eûtes interdit | (tu) | aie interdit | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | interdirent | eurent interdit | (nous) | ayons interdit | avoir interdit | |||
| (vous) | ayez interdit | |||||||
Interdire is an irregular -re verb.



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