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 reproduce.”
Present Présent
Habits, current states, and actions happening now.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | reproduis | I reproduce | |
| tu | reproduis | you reproduce | |
| il / elle / on | reproduit | he / she / it reproduceson: we reproduce / one reproduces | |
| nous | reproduisons | we reproduce | |
| vous | reproduisez | you reproduce | |
| ils / elles | reproduisent | they reproduce |
IN A SENTENCEPresent example
Le peintre reproduit ce paysage sur une toile.
The painter reproduces this landscape on a canvas.
Passé composé
Completed past events, using avoir or être plus a past participle.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | ai reproduit | I reproduced | |
| tu | as reproduit | you reproduced | |
| il / elle / on | a reproduit | he / she / it reproducedon: we reproduced / one reproduced | |
| nous | avons reproduit | we reproduced | |
| vous | avez reproduit | you reproduced | |
| ils / elles | ont reproduit | they reproduced |
IN A SENTENCEPassé composé example
Hier, le peintre a reproduit ce paysage sur une toile.
Yesterday, the painter reproduced this landscape on a canvas.
The passé composé uses avoir. The table shows the unmarked participle; agreement with a preceding direct object is outside this reference.
Back to tense navigation ↑Imperfect Imparfait
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | reproduisais | I used to reproduce | |
| tu | reproduisais | you used to reproduce | |
| il / elle / on | reproduisait | he / she / it used to reproduceon: we used to reproduce / one used to reproduce | |
| nous | reproduisions | we used to reproduce | |
| vous | reproduisiez | you used to reproduce | |
| ils / elles | reproduisaient | they used to reproduce |
IN A SENTENCEImperfect example
Autrefois, le peintre reproduisait ce paysage sur une toile.
Back then, the painter used to reproduce this landscape on a canvas.
Future Futur simple
Future events and predictions.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | reproduirai | I will reproduce | |
| tu | reproduiras | you will reproduce | |
| il / elle / on | reproduira | he / she / it will reproduceon: we will reproduce / one will reproduce | |
| nous | reproduirons | we will reproduce | |
| vous | reproduirez | you will reproduce | |
| ils / elles | reproduiront | they will reproduce |
IN A SENTENCEFuture example
Plus tard, le peintre reproduira ce paysage sur une toile.
Later, the painter will reproduce this landscape on a canvas.
Conditional Conditionnel présent
Hypothetical events and polite requests.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | reproduirais | I would reproduce | |
| tu | reproduirais | you would reproduce | |
| il / elle / on | reproduirait | he / she / it would reproduceon: we would reproduce / one would reproduce | |
| nous | reproduirions | we would reproduce | |
| vous | reproduiriez | you would reproduce | |
| ils / elles | reproduiraient | they would reproduce |
IN A SENTENCEConditional example
Le peintre reproduirait ce paysage sur une toile.
The painter would reproduce this landscape on a canvas.
Present subjunctive Subjonctif présent
Dependent clauses expressing wishes, necessity, doubt, and certain feelings.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | reproduise | (that) I reproduce | |
| tu | reproduises | (that) you reproduce | |
| il / elle / on | reproduise | (that) he / she / it reproduceson: (that) we reproduce / one reproduces | |
| nous | reproduisions | (that) we reproduce | |
| vous | reproduisiez | (that) you reproduce | |
| ils / elles | reproduisent | (that) they reproduce |
IN A SENTENCEPresent subjunctive example
Il est possible que le peintre reproduise ce paysage sur une toile.
It is possible that the painter reproduces this landscape on a canvas.
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 reproduce
- to recreate
- to regenerate
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