CONNAÎTRE CONJUGATION
to know, to be familiar with, to meet
PRESENT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je connais | I know | |
| tu | tu connais | you know | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on connaît | he/she/one knows | |
| nous | nous connaissons | we know | |
| vous | vous connaissez | you know | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles connaissent | they know |
PASSÉ COMPOSÉ
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' ai connu | I knew | |
| tu | tu as connu | you knew | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on a connu | he/she/one knew | |
| nous | nous avons connu | we knew | |
| vous | vous avez connu | you knew | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles ont connu | they knew |
IMPERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je connaissais | I was knowing; I used to know | |
| tu | tu connaissais | you were knowing; you used to know | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on connaissait | he was knowing; he used to know | |
| nous | nous connaissions | we were knowing; we used to know | |
| vous | vous connaissiez | you were knowing; you used to know | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles connaissaient | they were knowing; they used to know |
SIMPLE FUTURE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je connaîtrai | I will know | |
| tu | tu connaîtras | you will know | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on connaîtra | he/she/one will know | |
| nous | nous connaîtrons | we will know | |
| vous | vous connaîtrez | you will know | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles connaîtront | they will know |
CONDITIONAL
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je connaîtrais | I would know | |
| tu | tu connaîtrais | you would know | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on connaîtrait | he/she/one would know | |
| nous | nous connaîtrions | we would know | |
| vous | vous connaîtriez | you would know | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles connaîtraient | they would know |
PASSÉ SIMPLE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je connus | I knew | |
| tu | tu connus | you knew | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on connut | he/she/one knew | |
| nous | nous connûmes | we knew | |
| vous | vous connûtes | you knew | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles connurent | they knew |
PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je connaisse | that I may know | |
| tu | tu connaisses | that you may know | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on connaisse | that he may know | |
| nous | nous connaissions | that we may know | |
| vous | vous connaissiez | that you may know | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles connaissent | that they may know |
AFFIRMATIVE IMPERATIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| tu | tu connais | know | |
| nous | nous connaissons | let's know | |
| vous | vous connaissez | know |
NEGATIVE IMPERATIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| tu | tu ne connais pas | don't know | |
| nous | nous ne connaissons pas | let's not know | |
| vous | vous ne connaissez pas | don't know |
PAST SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' aie connu | that I may have known | |
| tu | tu aies connu | that you may have known | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on ait connu | that he may have known | |
| nous | nous ayons connu | that we may have known | |
| vous | vous ayez connu | that you may have known | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles aient connu | that they may have known |
PLUPERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' avais connu | I had known | |
| tu | tu avais connu | you had known | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on avait connu | he/she/one had known | |
| nous | nous avions connu | we had known | |
| vous | vous aviez connu | you had known | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles avaient connu | they had known |
FUTURE PERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' aurai connu | I will have known | |
| tu | tu auras connu | you will have known | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on aura connu | he/she/one will have known | |
| nous | nous aurons connu | we will have known | |
| vous | vous aurez connu | you will have known | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles auront connu | they will have known |
CONDITIONAL PERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' aurais connu | I would have known | |
| tu | tu aurais connu | you would have known | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on aurait connu | he/she/one would have known | |
| nous | nous aurions connu | we would have known | |
| vous | vous auriez connu | you would have known | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles auraient connu | they would have known |
IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je connusse | that I might know | |
| tu | tu connusses | that you might know | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on connût | that he might know | |
| nous | nous connussions | that we might know | |
| vous | vous connussiez | that you might know | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles connussent | that they might know |
PAST ANTERIOR
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' eus connu | I had known | |
| tu | tu eus connu | you had known | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on eut connu | he/she/one had known | |
| nous | nous eûmes connu | we had known | |
| vous | vous eûtes connu | you had known | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles eurent connu | they had known |
PLUPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' eusse connu | that I might have known | |
| tu | tu eusses connu | that you might have known | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on eût connu | that he might have known | |
| nous | nous eussions connu | that we might have known | |
| vous | vous eussiez connu | that you might have known | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles eussent connu | that they might have known |
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| connaissant | knowing |
PAST PARTICIPLE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| connu | known |