French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | transcris | transcrivais | transcrirai | transcrirais | transcrive | transcrivisse | ||
| tu | transcris | transcrivais | transcriras | transcrirais | transcrives | transcrivisses | ||
| il | transcrit | transcrivait | transcrira | transcrirait | transcrive | transcrivît | ||
| nous | transcrivons | transcrivions | transcrirons | transcririons | transcrivions | transcrivissions | ||
| vous | transcrivez | transcriviez | transcrirez | transcririez | transcriviez | transcrivissiez | ||
| ils | transcrivent | transcrivaient | transcriront | transcriraient | transcrivent | transcrivissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai transcrit | avais transcrit | aurai transcrit | aurais transcrit | aie transcrit | eusse transcrit | ||
| tu | as transcrit | avais transcrit | auras transcrit | aurais transcrit | aies transcrit | eusses transcrit | ||
| il | a transcrit | avait transcrit | aura transcrit | aurait transcrit | ait transcrit | eût transcrit | ||
| nous | avons transcrit | avions transcrit | aurons transcrit | aurions transcrit | ayons transcrit | eussions transcrit | ||
| vous | avez transcrit | aviez transcrit | aurez transcrit | auriez transcrit | ayez transcrit | eussiez transcrit | ||
| ils | ont transcrit | avaient transcrit | auront transcrit | auraient transcrit | aient transcrit | eussent transcrit | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | transcrivis | eus transcrit | (tu) | transcris | Present | transcrivant | ||
| tu | transcrivis | eus transcrit | (nous) | transcrivons | Past | transcrit | ||
| il | transcrivit | eut transcrit | (vous) | transcrivez | Perfect | ayant transcrit | ||
| nous | transcrivîmes | eûmes transcrit | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | transcrivîtes | eûtes transcrit | (tu) | aie transcrit | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | transcrivirent | eurent transcrit | (nous) | ayons transcrit | avoir transcrit | |||
| (vous) | ayez transcrit | |||||||
Transcrire is an irregular -re verb.



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