Conjugate verb "contenir" in French

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contenir, Verb
contiens / contins / contenu

Conjugation of the verb contenir Verb , 3rd group contain, hold, restrain
The verb contenir is conjugated with: avoir

All formsIndicatif Subjonctif Conditionnel Impératif Participes

Indicatif

Présent

je contiens
tu contiens
il/elle contient
nous contenons
vous contenez
ils/elles contiennent

Imparfait

je contenais
tu contenais
il/elle contenait
nous contenions
vous conteniez
ils/elles contenaient

Passé Simple

je contins
tu contins
il/elle contint
nous contînmes
vous contîntes
ils/elles continrent

Futur Simple

je contiendrai
tu contiendras
il/elle contiendra
nous contiendrons
vous contiendrez
ils/elles contiendront

Passé Composé

j'ai contenu
tu as contenu
il/elle a contenu
nous avons contenu
vous avez contenu
ils/elles ont contenu

Plus-que-Parfait

j'avais contenu
tu avais contenu
il/elle avait contenu
nous avions contenu
vous aviez contenu
ils/elles avaient contenu

Passé Antérieur

j'eus contenu
tu eus contenu
il/elle eut contenu
nous eûmes contenu
vous eûtes contenu
ils/elles eurent contenu

Futur Antérieur

j'aurai contenu
tu auras contenu
il/elle aura contenu
nous aurons contenu
vous aurez contenu
ils/elles auront contenu

Subjonctif

Présent

que je contienne
que tu contiennes
qu'il/elle contienne
que nous contenions
que vous conteniez
qu'ils/elles contiennent

Imparfait

que je continsse
que tu continsses
qu'il/elle contînt
que nous continssions
que vous continssiez
qu'ils/elles continssent

Passé

que j'aie contenu
que tu aies contenu
qu'il/elle ait contenu
que nous ayons contenu
que vous ayez contenu
qu'ils/elles aient contenu

Plus-que-parfait

que j'eusse contenu
que tu eusses contenu
qu'il/elle eût contenu
que nous eussions contenu
que vous eussiez contenu
qu'ils/elles eussent contenu

Conditionnel

Présent

je contiendrais
tu contiendrais
il/elle contiendrait
nous contiendrions
vous contiendriez
ils/elles contiendraient

Passé

j'aurais contenu
tu aurais contenu
il/elle aurait contenu
nous aurions contenu
vous auriez contenu
ils/elles auraient contenu

Impératif

Impératif

(tu) contiens
(nous) contenons
(vous) contenez

Participes

Présent

contenant

Passé

	singulier	pluriel
masculin	contenu	contenus
féminin	contenue	contenues

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