French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | obtiens | obtenais | obtiendrai | obtiendrais | obtienne | obtinsse | ||
| tu | obtiens | obtenais | obtiendras | obtiendrais | obtiennes | obtinsses | ||
| il | obtient | obtenait | obtiendra | obtiendrait | obtienne | obtînt | ||
| nous | obtenons | obtenions | obtiendrons | obtiendrions | obtenions | obtinssions | ||
| vous | obtenez | obteniez | obtiendrez | obtiendriez | obteniez | obtinssiez | ||
| ils | obtiennent | obtenaient | obtiendront | obtiendraient | obtiennent | obtinssent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai obtenu | avais obtenu | aurai obtenu | aurais obtenu | aie obtenu | eusse obtenu | ||
| tu | as obtenu | avais obtenu | auras obtenu | aurais obtenu | aies obtenu | eusses obtenu | ||
| il | a obtenu | avait obtenu | aura obtenu | aurait obtenu | ait obtenu | eût obtenu | ||
| nous | avons obtenu | avions obtenu | aurons obtenu | aurions obtenu | ayons obtenu | eussions obtenu | ||
| vous | avez obtenu | aviez obtenu | aurez obtenu | auriez obtenu | ayez obtenu | eussiez obtenu | ||
| ils | ont obtenu | avaient obtenu | auront obtenu | auraient obtenu | aient obtenu | eussent obtenu | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | obtins | eus obtenu | (tu) | obtiens | Present | obtenant | ||
| tu | obtins | eus obtenu | (nous) | obtenons | Past | obtenu | ||
| il | obtint | eut obtenu | (vous) | obtenez | Perfect | ayant obtenu | ||
| nous | obtînmes | eûmes obtenu | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | obtîntes | eûtes obtenu | (tu) | aie obtenu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | obtinrent | eurent obtenu | (nous) | ayons obtenu | avoir obtenu | |||
| (vous) | ayez obtenu | |||||||
Obtenir is an irregular -ir verb.

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