Craindre Conjugation
Craindre means “to fear”. It is a 3rd group (irregular) verb. Below is its conjugation in 13 tenses, with every person, the same forms the French verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to fear
- Type
- 3rd group (irregular)
- Infinitive
- craindre
- Present participle
- craignant
- Past participle
- craint
- Auxiliary
- avoir
Indicative
Presentprésent
| je / j' | crains |
|---|---|
| tu | crains |
| il / elle / on | craint |
| nous | craignons |
| vous | craignez |
| ils / elles | craignent |
Imperfectimparfait
| je / j' | craignais |
|---|---|
| tu | craignais |
| il / elle / on | craignait |
| nous | craignions |
| vous | craigniez |
| ils / elles | craignaient |
Simple pastpassé simple
| je / j' | craignis |
|---|---|
| tu | craignis |
| il / elle / on | craignit |
| nous | craignîmes |
| vous | craignîtes |
| ils / elles | craignirent |
Futurefutur simple
| je / j' | craindrai |
|---|---|
| tu | craindras |
| il / elle / on | craindra |
| nous | craindrons |
| vous | craindrez |
| ils / elles | craindront |
Near futurefutur proche
| je / j' | vais craindre |
|---|---|
| tu | vas craindre |
| il / elle / on | va craindre |
| nous | allons craindre |
| vous | allez craindre |
| ils / elles | vont craindre |
Conditionalconditionnel présent
| je / j' | craindrais |
|---|---|
| tu | craindrais |
| il / elle / on | craindrait |
| nous | craindrions |
| vous | craindriez |
| ils / elles | craindraient |
Perfect tenses
Compound pastpassé composé
| je / j' | ai craint |
|---|---|
| tu | as craint |
| il / elle / on | a craint |
| nous | avons craint |
| vous | avez craint |
| ils / elles | ont craint |
Pluperfectplus-que-parfait
| je / j' | avais craint |
|---|---|
| tu | avais craint |
| il / elle / on | avait craint |
| nous | avions craint |
| vous | aviez craint |
| ils / elles | avaient craint |
Future perfectfutur antérieur
| je / j' | aurai craint |
|---|---|
| tu | auras craint |
| il / elle / on | aura craint |
| nous | aurons craint |
| vous | aurez craint |
| ils / elles | auront craint |
Past conditionalconditionnel passé
| je / j' | aurais craint |
|---|---|
| tu | aurais craint |
| il / elle / on | aurait craint |
| nous | aurions craint |
| vous | auriez craint |
| ils / elles | auraient craint |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctivesubjonctif présent
| je / j' | craigne |
|---|---|
| tu | craignes |
| il / elle / on | craigne |
| nous | craignions |
| vous | craigniez |
| ils / elles | craignent |
Past subjunctivesubjonctif passé
| je / j' | aie craint |
|---|---|
| tu | aies craint |
| il / elle / on | ait craint |
| nous | ayons craint |
| vous | ayez craint |
| ils / elles | aient craint |
Imperative
Imperativeimpératif
| tu | crains |
|---|---|
| nous | craignons |
| vous | craignez |
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About these tables
The forms are built from Wiktionary's conjugation tables, and they are the ones the French verb conjugation worksheet generator prints, so a chart or answer key made there matches this page. That page explains how the forms were checked.
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