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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