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Prétendre (to pretend) conjugation

French

Conjugation of prétendre

Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present tense
je prétends
I pretend
tu prétends
you pretend
il/elle/on prétend
he/she/it pretends
nous prétendons
we pretend
vous prétendez
you all pretend
ils/elles prétendent
they pretend
Present perfect tense
j’ai prétendu
I pretended
tu as prétendu
you pretended
il/elle/on a prétendu
he/she/it pretended
nous avons prétendu
we pretended
vous avez prétendu
you all pretended
ils/elles ont prétendu
they pretended
Past impf. tense
je prétendais
I was pretending
tu prétendais
you were pretending
il/elle/on prétendait
he/she/it was pretending
nous prétendions
we were pretending
vous prétendiez
you all were pretending
ils/elles prétendaient
they were pretending
Future tense
je prétendrai
I will pretend
tu prétendras
you will pretend
il/elle/on prétendra
he/she/it will pretend
nous prétendrons
we will pretend
vous prétendrez
you all will pretend
ils/elles prétendront
they will pretend
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Past perfect tense
j’avais prétendu
I had pretended
tu avais prétendu
you had pretended
il/elle/on avait prétendu
he/she/it had pretended
nous avions prétendu
we had pretended
vous aviez prétendu
you all had pretended
ils/elles avaient prétendu
they had pretended
Past preterite tense
je prétendis
I pretended
tu prétendis
you pretended
il/elle/on prétendit
he/she/it pretended
nous prétendîmes
we pretended
vous prétendîtes
you all pretended
ils/elles prétendirent
they pretended
Past anterior tense
j’eus prétendu
I had pretended
tu eus prétendu
you had pretended
il/elle/on eut prétendu
he/she/it had pretended
nous eûmes prétendu
we had pretended
vous eûtes prétendu
you all had pretended
ils/elles eurent prétendu
they had pretended
Future perfect tense
j’aurai prétendu
I will have pretended
tu auras prétendu
you will have pretended
il/elle/on aura prétendu
he/she/it will have pretended
nous aurons prétendu
we will have pretended
vous aurez prétendu
you all will have pretended
ils/elles auront prétendu
they will have pretended
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present subjunctive tense
que je prétende
that I pretend
que tu prétendes
that you pretend
qu’il/elle/on prétende
that he/she/it pretend
que nous prétendions
that we pretend
que vous prétendiez
that you all pretend
qu’ils/elles prétendent
that they pretend
Present perf. subjunctive tense
que j’aie prétendu
that I have pretended
que tu aies prétendu
that you have pretended
qu’il/elle/on ait prétendu
that he/she/it have pretended
que nous ayons prétendu
that we have pretended
que vous ayez prétendu
that you all have pretended
qu’ils/elles aient prétendu
that they have pretended
Imperfect subjunctive tense
que je prétendisse
that I would pretend
que tu prétendisses
that you would pretend
qu’il/elle/on prétendît
that he/she/it would pretend
que nous prétendissions
that we would pretend
que vous prétendissiez
that you all would pretend
qu’ils/elles prétendissent
that they would pretend
Past perfect subjunctive tense
que j’eusse prétendu
that I had pretended
que tu eusses prétendu
that you had pretended
qu’il/elle/on eût prétendu
that he/she/it had pretended
que nous eussions prétendu
that we had pretended
que vous eussiez prétendu
that you all had pretended
qu’ils/elles eussent prétendu
that they had pretended
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Conditional mood
je prétendrais
I would pretend
tu prétendrais
you would pretend
il/elle/on prétendrait
he/she/it would pretend
nous prétendrions
we would pretend
vous prétendriez
you all would pretend
ils/elles prétendraient
they would pretend
Conditional perfect tense
j’aurais prétendu
I would have pretended
tu aurais prétendu
you would have pretended
il/elle/on aurait prétendu
he/she/it would have pretended
nous aurions prétendu
we would have pretended
vous auriez prétendu
you all would have pretended
ils/elles auraient prétendu
they would have pretended
Imperative mood
-
prétends
pretend!
-
prétendons
let's pretend!
prétendez
pretend!
-
Past perfect imperative mood
-
aie prétendu
have pretended
-
ayons prétendu
let's have pretended
ayez prétendu
have pretended
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