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CRAINDRE CONJUGATION

to fear, to dread

PRESENT

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je crains I fear
tu tu crains you fear
il /elle /on il /elle /on craint he/she/one fears
nous nous craignons we fear
vous vous craignez you fear
ils /elles ils /elles craignent they fear

PASSÉ COMPOSÉ

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' ai craint I feared
tu tu as craint you feared
il /elle /on il /elle /on a craint he/she/one feared
nous nous avons craint we feared
vous vous avez craint you feared
ils /elles ils /elles ont craint they feared

IMPERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je craignais I was fearing; I used to fear
tu tu craignais you were fearing; you used to fear
il /elle /on il /elle /on craignait he was fearing; he used to fear
nous nous craignions we were fearing; we used to fear
vous vous craigniez you were fearing; you used to fear
ils /elles ils /elles craignaient they were fearing; they used to fear

SIMPLE FUTURE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je craindrai I will fear
tu tu craindras you will fear
il /elle /on il /elle /on craindra he/she/one will fear
nous nous craindrons we will fear
vous vous craindrez you will fear
ils /elles ils /elles craindront they will fear

CONDITIONAL

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je craindrais I would fear
tu tu craindrais you would fear
il /elle /on il /elle /on craindrait he/she/one would fear
nous nous craindrions we would fear
vous vous craindriez you would fear
ils /elles ils /elles craindraient they would fear

PASSÉ SIMPLE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je craignis I feared
tu tu craignis you feared
il /elle /on il /elle /on craignit he/she/one feared
nous nous craignîmes we feared
vous vous craignîtes you feared
ils /elles ils /elles craignirent they feared

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je craigne that I may fear
tu tu craignes that you may fear
il /elle /on il /elle /on craigne that he may fear
nous nous craignions that we may fear
vous vous craigniez that you may fear
ils /elles ils /elles craignent that they may fear

AFFIRMATIVE IMPERATIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
tu tu crains fear
nous nous craignons let's fear
vous vous craignez fear

NEGATIVE IMPERATIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
tu tu ne crains pas don't fear
nous nous ne craignons pas let's not fear
vous vous ne craignez pas don't fear

PAST SUBJUNCTIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' aie craint that I may have feared
tu tu aies craint that you may have feared
il /elle /on il /elle /on ait craint that he may have feared
nous nous ayons craint that we may have feared
vous vous ayez craint that you may have feared
ils /elles ils /elles aient craint that they may have feared

PLUPERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' avais craint I had feared
tu tu avais craint you had feared
il /elle /on il /elle /on avait craint he/she/one had feared
nous nous avions craint we had feared
vous vous aviez craint you had feared
ils /elles ils /elles avaient craint they had feared

FUTURE PERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' aurai craint I will have feared
tu tu auras craint you will have feared
il /elle /on il /elle /on aura craint he/she/one will have feared
nous nous aurons craint we will have feared
vous vous aurez craint you will have feared
ils /elles ils /elles auront craint they will have feared

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' aurais craint I would have feared
tu tu aurais craint you would have feared
il /elle /on il /elle /on aurait craint he/she/one would have feared
nous nous aurions craint we would have feared
vous vous auriez craint you would have feared
ils /elles ils /elles auraient craint they would have feared

IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je craignisse that I might fear
tu tu craignisses that you might fear
il /elle /on il /elle /on craignît that he might fear
nous nous craignissions that we might fear
vous vous craignissiez that you might fear
ils /elles ils /elles craignissent that they might fear

PAST ANTERIOR

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' eus craint I had feared
tu tu eus craint you had feared
il /elle /on il /elle /on eut craint he/she/one had feared
nous nous eûmes craint we had feared
vous vous eûtes craint you had feared
ils /elles ils /elles eurent craint they had feared

PLUPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' eusse craint that I might have feared
tu tu eusses craint that you might have feared
il /elle /on il /elle /on eût craint that he might have feared
nous nous eussions craint that we might have feared
vous vous eussiez craint that you might have feared
ils /elles ils /elles eussent craint that they might have feared

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
craignant fearing

PAST PARTICIPLE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
craint feared