French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | teins | teignais | teindrai | teindrais | teigne | teignisse | ||
| tu | teins | teignais | teindras | teindrais | teignes | teignisses | ||
| il | teint | teingait | teindra | teindrait | teigne | teignît | ||
| nous | teignons | teignions | teindrons | teindrions | teignions | teignissions | ||
| vous | teignez | teigniez | teindrez | teindriez | teigniez | teignissiez | ||
| ils | teignent | teignaient | teindront | teindraient | teignent | teignissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai teint | avais teint | aurai teint | aurais teint | aie teint | eusse teint | ||
| tu | as teint | avais teint | auras teint | aurais teint | aies teint | eusses teint | ||
| il | a teint | avait teint | aura teint | aurait teint | ait teint | eût teint | ||
| nous | avons teint | avions teint | aurons teint | aurions teint | ayons teint | eussions teint | ||
| vous | avez teint | aviez teint | aurez teint | auriez teint | ayez teint | eussiez teint | ||
| ils | ont teint | avaient teint | auront teint | auraient teint | aient teint | eussent teint | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | teignis | eus teint | (tu) | teins | Present | teignant | ||
| tu | teignis | eus teint | (nous) | teignons | Past | teint | ||
| il | teignit | eut teint | (vous) | teignez | Perfect | ayant teint | ||
| nous | teignîmes | eûmes teint | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | teignîtes | eûtes teint | (tu) | aie teint | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | teignirent | eurent teint | (nous) | ayons teint | avoir teint | |||
| (vous) | ayez teint | |||||||
Teindre is an irregular -re verb.

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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.