French verb conjugation
comparaître
irregular"to appear before a judge or government official" — irregular French verb
Forms you may meet: comparut, comparût, comparu, comparais, comparaîtrai.
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Indicative
| Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | comparais | comparaissais | comparus | comparaîtrai |
| 2sg | comparais | comparaissais | comparus | comparaîtras |
| 3sg | comparaît | comparaissait | comparut | comparaîtra |
| 1pl | comparaissons | comparaissions | comparûmes | comparaîtrons |
| 2pl | comparaissez | comparaissiez | comparûtes | comparaîtrez |
| 3pl | comparaissent | comparaissaient | comparurent | comparaîtront |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | |
|---|---|---|
| 1sg | comparaisse | comparusse |
| 2sg | comparaisses | comparusses |
| 3sg | comparaisse | comparût |
| 1pl | comparaissions | comparussions |
| 2pl | comparaissiez | comparussiez |
| 3pl | comparaissent | comparussent |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | comparaîtrais |
| 2sg | comparaîtrais |
| 3sg | comparaîtrait |
| 1pl | comparaîtrions |
| 2pl | comparaîtriez |
| 3pl | comparaîtraient |
Imperative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 2sg | comparais |
| 1pl | comparaissons |
| 2pl | comparaissez |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- comparaître
- Past participle
- comparu
- Present participle
- comparaissant
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