French verb conjugation

contenir

irregular
"to contain, to hold back, to keep in check" — irregular French verb

Indicative

PresentImperfectPast historicFuture
1st sg.contienscontenaiscontinscontiendrai
2nd sg.contienscontenaiscontinscontiendras
3rd sg.contientcontenaitcontintcontiendra
1st pl.contenonscontenionscontînmescontiendrons
2nd pl.contenezconteniezcontîntescontiendrez
3rd pl.contiennentcontenaientcontinrentcontiendront

Subjunctive

PresentImperfect
1st sg.contiennecontinsse
2nd sg.contiennescontinsses
3rd sg.contiennecontînt
1st pl.contenionscontinssions
2nd pl.conteniezcontinssiez
3rd pl.contiennentcontinssent

Conditional

Present
1st sg.contiendrais
2nd sg.contiendrais
3rd sg.contiendrait
1st pl.contiendrions
2nd pl.contiendriez
3rd pl.contiendraient

Imperative

Present
2nd sg.contiens
1st pl.contenons
2nd pl.contenez

Non-finite

Infinitive
contenir
Gerund
contenant
Past participle
contenu
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Conjugation data from Kaikki.org (extracted from English Wiktionary), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.