French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | reteins | reteignais | reteindrai | reteindrais | reteigne | reteignisse | ||
| tu | reteins | reteignais | reteindras | reteindrais | reteignes | reteignisses | ||
| il | reteint | reteingait | reteindra | reteindrait | reteigne | reteignît | ||
| nous | reteignons | reteignions | reteindrons | reteindrions | reteignions | reteignissions | ||
| vous | reteignez | reteigniez | reteindrez | reteindriez | reteigniez | reteignissiez | ||
| ils | reteignent | reteignaient | reteindront | reteindraient | reteignent | reteignissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai reteint | avais reteint | aurai reteint | aurais reteint | aie reteint | eusse reteint | ||
| tu | as reteint | avais reteint | auras reteint | aurais reteint | aies reteint | eusses reteint | ||
| il | a reteint | avait reteint | aura reteint | aurait reteint | ait reteint | eût reteint | ||
| nous | avons reteint | avions reteint | aurons reteint | aurions reteint | ayons reteint | eussions reteint | ||
| vous | avez reteint | aviez reteint | aurez reteint | auriez reteint | ayez reteint | eussiez reteint | ||
| ils | ont reteint | avaient reteint | auront reteint | auraient reteint | aient reteint | eussent reteint | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | reteignis | eus reteint | (tu) | reteins | Present | reteignant | ||
| tu | reteignis | eus reteint | (nous) | reteignons | Past | reteint | ||
| il | reteignit | eut reteint | (vous) | reteignez | Perfect | ayant reteint | ||
| nous | reteignîmes | eûmes reteint | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | reteignîtes | eûtes reteint | (tu) | aie reteint | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | reteignirent | eurent reteint | (nous) | ayons reteint | avoir reteint | |||
| (vous) | ayez reteint | |||||||
Reteindre is an irregular -re verb.



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