French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | oins | oignais | oindrai | oindrais | oigne | oignisse | ||
| tu | oins | oignais | oindras | oindrais | oignes | oignisses | ||
| il | oint | oignait | oindra | oindrait | oigne | oignît | ||
| nous | oignons | oignions | oindrons | oindrions | oignions | oignissions | ||
| vous | oignez | oigniez | oindrez | oindriez | oigniez | oignissiez | ||
| ils | oignent | oignaient | oindront | oindraient | oignent | oignissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai oint | avais oint | aurai oint | aurais oint | aie oint | eusse oint | ||
| tu | as oint | avais oint | auras oint | aurais oint | aies oint | eusses oint | ||
| il | a oint | avait oint | aura oint | aurait oint | ait oint | eût oint | ||
| nous | avons oint | avions oint | aurons oint | aurions oint | ayons oint | eussions oint | ||
| vous | avez oint | aviez oint | aurez oint | auriez oint | ayez oint | eussiez oint | ||
| ils | ont oint | avaient oint | auront oint | auraient oint | aient oint | eussent oint | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | oignis | eus oint | (tu) | oins | Present | oignant | ||
| tu | oignis | eus oint | (nous) | oignons | Past | oint | ||
| il | oignit | eut oint | (vous) | oignez | Perfect | ayant oint | ||
| nous | oignîmes | eûmes oint | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | oignîtes | eûtes oint | (tu) | aie oint | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | oignirent | eurent oint | (nous) | ayons oint | avoir oint | |||
| (vous) | ayez oint | |||||||
Oindre is an irregular -re verb.

Jouer is a regular -er French verb that can be a bit confusing when it comes time to decide which preposition should follow. Here’s everything you need to know.

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When a word ending in a normally silent consonant is followed by a vowel or h muet, that consonant might be transferred onto the next word. This is called a liaison and it’s one of the aspects of French pronunciation that can make it difficult to determine where one word ends and the next begins.