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craindre — to fear

All seven tenses of craindre, with the full phrase for every person. Irregular verb · auxiliary avoir · past participle craint · theme: Feelings.

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How to use it

craindre means “to fear”. It is an irregular verb, so the present-tense stems have to be learned, but the endings still follow the usual pattern. In the passé composé it takes avoir: j’ai craint. The past participle is craint. Future and conditional share one stem: je craindrai / je craindrais.

Présent · Present

What happens now or in general.

Présent of craindre
jeje crains
tutu crains
il / elle / onil / elle / on craint
nousnous craignons
vousvous craignez
ils / ellesils / elles craignent

Passé composé · Past (completed)

A finished action: avoir or être + past participle.

Passé composé of craindre
jej’ai craint
tutu as craint
il / elle / onil / elle / on a craint
nousnous avons craint
vousvous avez craint
ils / ellesils / elles ont craint

Imparfait · Past (ongoing)

Background, habits and descriptions in the past.

Imparfait of craindre
jeje craignais
tutu craignais
il / elle / onil / elle / on craignait
nousnous craignions
vousvous craigniez
ils / ellesils / elles craignaient

Futur simple · Future

What will happen.

Futur simple of craindre
jeje craindrai
tutu craindras
il / elle / onil / elle / on craindra
nousnous craindrons
vousvous craindrez
ils / ellesils / elles craindront

Conditionnel · Conditional

What would happen; polite requests.

Conditionnel of craindre
jeje craindrais
tutu craindrais
il / elle / onil / elle / on craindrait
nousnous craindrions
vousvous craindriez
ils / ellesils / elles craindraient

Subjonctif · Subjunctive

After il faut que, vouloir que, bien que…

Subjonctif of craindre
jeje craigne
tutu craignes
il / elle / onil / elle / on craigne
nousnous craignions
vousvous craigniez
ils / ellesils / elles craignent

Impératif · Imperative

Commands and suggestions.

Impératif of craindre
(tu)Crains !
(nous)Craignons !
(vous)Craignez !

What this page is for. A complete, printable reference for one verb. For search, listening and saving forms, use the interactive conjugator; for the full list, see all verbs by level.

Levels. craindre is introduced at B2 in the ParleSprint course. Storage. This page stores nothing.

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