French verb conjugation
paraître
irregular"to appear, to be published, to seem" — irregular French verb
Forms you may meet: parut, parût, paru, parais, paraîtrai.
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Indicative
| Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | parais | paraissais | parus | paraîtrai |
| 2sg | parais | paraissais | parus | paraîtras |
| 3sg | paraît | paraissait | parut | paraîtra |
| 1pl | paraissons | paraissions | parûmes | paraîtrons |
| 2pl | paraissez | paraissiez | parûtes | paraîtrez |
| 3pl | paraissent | paraissaient | parurent | paraîtront |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | |
|---|---|---|
| 1sg | paraisse | parusse |
| 2sg | paraisses | parusses |
| 3sg | paraisse | parût |
| 1pl | paraissions | parussions |
| 2pl | paraissiez | parussiez |
| 3pl | paraissent | parussent |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | paraîtrais |
| 2sg | paraîtrais |
| 3sg | paraîtrait |
| 1pl | paraîtrions |
| 2pl | paraîtriez |
| 3pl | paraîtraient |
Imperative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 2sg | parais |
| 1pl | paraissons |
| 2pl | paraissez |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- paraître
- Past participle
- paru
- Present participle
- paraissant
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