French verb conjugation
reconnaître
irregular"to recognise, to acknowledge, to admit" — irregular French verb
Forms you may meet: reconnut, reconnût, reconnu, reconnais, reconnaîtrai.
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Indicative
| Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | reconnais | reconnaissais | reconnus | reconnaîtrai |
| 2sg | reconnais | reconnaissais | reconnus | reconnaîtras |
| 3sg | reconnaît | reconnaissait | reconnut | reconnaîtra |
| 1pl | reconnaissons | reconnaissions | reconnûmes | reconnaîtrons |
| 2pl | reconnaissez | reconnaissiez | reconnûtes | reconnaîtrez |
| 3pl | reconnaissent | reconnaissaient | reconnurent | reconnaîtront |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | |
|---|---|---|
| 1sg | reconnaisse | reconnusse |
| 2sg | reconnaisses | reconnusses |
| 3sg | reconnaisse | reconnût |
| 1pl | reconnaissions | reconnussions |
| 2pl | reconnaissiez | reconnussiez |
| 3pl | reconnaissent | reconnussent |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | reconnaîtrais |
| 2sg | reconnaîtrais |
| 3sg | reconnaîtrait |
| 1pl | reconnaîtrions |
| 2pl | reconnaîtriez |
| 3pl | reconnaîtraient |
Imperative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 2sg | reconnais |
| 1pl | reconnaissons |
| 2pl | reconnaissez |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- reconnaître
- Past participle
- reconnu
- Present participle
- reconnaissant
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