Conjugations
All six tenses and their examples are shown below. Use the links above to jump to a tense. English translations use the meaning “to condemn.”
Present Présent
Habits, current states, and actions happening now.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | condamne | I condemn | |
| tu | condamnes | you condemn | |
| il / elle / on | condamne | he / she / it condemnson: we condemn / one condemns | |
| nous | condamnons | we condemn | |
| vous | condamnez | you condemn | |
| ils / elles | condamnent | they condemn |
IN A SENTENCEPresent example
Le maire condamne les actes de vandalisme.
The mayor condemns the acts of vandalism.
Passé composé
Completed past events, using avoir or être plus a past participle.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | ai condamné | I condemned | |
| tu | as condamné | you condemned | |
| il / elle / on | a condamné | he / she / it condemnedon: we condemned / one condemned | |
| nous | avons condamné | we condemned | |
| vous | avez condamné | you condemned | |
| ils / elles | ont condamné | they condemned |
IN A SENTENCEPassé composé example
Hier, le maire a condamné les actes de vandalisme.
Yesterday, the mayor condemned the acts of vandalism.
The passé composé uses avoir. The table shows the unmarked participle; agreement with a preceding direct object is outside this reference.
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Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | condamnais | I used to condemn | |
| tu | condamnais | you used to condemn | |
| il / elle / on | condamnait | he / she / it used to condemnon: we used to condemn / one used to condemn | |
| nous | condamnions | we used to condemn | |
| vous | condamniez | you used to condemn | |
| ils / elles | condamnaient | they used to condemn |
IN A SENTENCEImperfect example
Autrefois, le maire condamnait les actes de vandalisme.
Back then, the mayor used to condemn the acts of vandalism.
Future Futur simple
Future events and predictions.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | condamnerai | I will condemn | |
| tu | condamneras | you will condemn | |
| il / elle / on | condamnera | he / she / it will condemnon: we will condemn / one will condemn | |
| nous | condamnerons | we will condemn | |
| vous | condamnerez | you will condemn | |
| ils / elles | condamneront | they will condemn |
IN A SENTENCEFuture example
Plus tard, le maire condamnera les actes de vandalisme.
Later, the mayor will condemn the acts of vandalism.
Conditional Conditionnel présent
Hypothetical events and polite requests.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | condamnerais | I would condemn | |
| tu | condamnerais | you would condemn | |
| il / elle / on | condamnerait | he / she / it would condemnon: we would condemn / one would condemn | |
| nous | condamnerions | we would condemn | |
| vous | condamneriez | you would condemn | |
| ils / elles | condamneraient | they would condemn |
IN A SENTENCEConditional example
Le maire condamnerait les actes de vandalisme.
The mayor would condemn the acts of vandalism.
Present subjunctive Subjonctif présent
Dependent clauses expressing wishes, necessity, doubt, and certain feelings.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | condamne | (that) I condemn | |
| tu | condamnes | (that) you condemn | |
| il / elle / on | condamne | (that) he / she / it condemnson: (that) we condemn / one condemns | |
| nous | condamnions | (that) we condemn | |
| vous | condamniez | (that) you condemn | |
| ils / elles | condamnent | (that) they condemn |
IN A SENTENCEPresent subjunctive example
Il est possible que le maire condamne les actes de vandalisme.
It is possible that the mayor condemns the acts of vandalism.
French forms omit the subject. Use j’ before a vowel sound. Vous is polite singular or plural “you”; on often means “we,” or the general “one.” English wording depends on the context: passé composé can also use “have,” and the imperfect can describe an ongoing action. Subjunctive translations here follow “it is possible that.”
Meaning & usage
- to condemn
- to sentence, punish
- to permanently close (a door, window, etc.)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and simple conjugation forms adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Passé composé forms combine the source auxiliary and past participle. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations