French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | recueille | recueillais | recueillerai | recueillerais | recueille | recueillisse | ||
| tu | recueilles | recueillais | recueilleras | recueillerais | recueilles | recueillisses | ||
| il | recueille | recueillait | recueillera | recueillerait | recueille | recueillît | ||
| nous | recueillons | recueillions | recueillerons | recueillerions | recueillions | recueillissions | ||
| vous | recueillez | recueilliez | recueillerez | recueilleriez | recueilliez | recueillissiez | ||
| ils | recueillent | recueillaient | recueilleront | recueilleraient | recueillent | recueillissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai recueilli | avais recueilli | aurai recueilli | aurais recueilli | aie recueilli | eusse recueilli | ||
| tu | as recueilli | avais recueilli | auras recueilli | aurais recueilli | aies recueilli | eusses recueilli | ||
| il | a recueilli | avait recueilli | aura recueilli | aurait recueilli | ait recueilli | eût recueilli | ||
| nous | avons recueilli | avions recueilli | aurons recueilli | aurions recueilli | ayons recueilli | eussions recueilli | ||
| vous | avez recueilli | aviez recueilli | aurez recueilli | auriez recueilli | ayez recueilli | eussiez recueilli | ||
| ils | ont recueilli | avaient recueilli | auront recueilli | auraient recueilli | aient recueilli | eussent recueilli | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | recueillis | eus recueilli | (tu) | recueille | Present | recueillant | ||
| tu | recueillis | eus recueilli | (nous) | recueillons | Past | recueilli | ||
| il | recueillit | eut recueilli | (vous) | recueillez | Perfect | ayant recueilli | ||
| nous | recueillîmes | eûmes recueilli | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | recueillîtes | eûtes recueilli | (tu) | aie recueilli | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | recueillirent | eurent recueilli | (nous) | ayons recueilli | avoir recueilli | |||
| (vous) | ayez recueilli | |||||||
Recueillir is an irregular -ir verb.



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