French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | noircis | noircissais | noircirai | noircirais | noircisse | noircisse | ||
| tu | noircis | noircissais | noirciras | noircirais | noircisses | noircisses | ||
| il | noircit | noircissait | noircira | noircirait | noircisse | noircît | ||
| nous | noircissons | noircissions | noircirons | noircirions | noircissions | noircissions | ||
| vous | noircissez | noircissiez | noircirez | noirciriez | noircissiez | noircissiez | ||
| ils | noircissent | noircissaient | noirciront | noirciraient | noircissent | noircissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai noirci | avais noirci | aurai noirci | aurais noirci | aie noirci | eusse noirci | ||
| tu | as noirci | avais noirci | auras noirci | aurais noirci | aies noirci | eusses noirci | ||
| il | a noirci | avait noirci | aura noirci | aurait noirci | ait noirci | eût noirci | ||
| nous | avons noirci | avions noirci | aurons noirci | aurions noirci | ayons noirci | eussions noirci | ||
| vous | avez noirci | aviez noirci | aurez noirci | auriez noirci | ayez noirci | eussiez noirci | ||
| ils | ont noirci | avaient noirci | auront noirci | auraient noirci | aient noirci | eussent noirci | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | noircis | eus noirci | (tu) | noircis | Present | noircissant | ||
| tu | noircis | eus noirci | (nous) | noircissons | Past | noirci | ||
| il | noircit | eut noirci | (vous) | noircissez | Perfect | ayant noirci | ||
| nous | noircîmes | eûmes noirci | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | noircîtes | eûtes noirci | (tu) | aie noirci | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | noircirent | eurent noirci | (nous) | ayons noirci | avoir noirci | |||
| (vous) | ayez noirci | |||||||
Noircir is a regular -ir verb.
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The mountain of French verb conjugations you have to learn can be overwhelming – even just in the classroom where you have plenty of time to think about the correct response. Once you start talking to people in the real world, trying to figure out the appropriate verb conjugation can leave you speechless – literally. So what’s the solution? Learn, then practice, practice, practice!
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