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Conjugation of the French verb durer

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb durer, along with their English translations.

durer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
durer	to last

Present		Scored
je dure	I last
tu dures	you last
il dure	he lasts
elle dure	she lasts
nous durons	we last
vous durez	you last
ils durent	they last
elles durent	they last

Imperfect		Scored
je durais	I was lasting
tu durais	you were lasting
il durait	he was lasting
elle durait	she was lasting
nous durions	we were lasting
vous duriez	you were lasting
ils duraient	they were lasting
elles duraient	they were lasting

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je durai	I lasted
tu duras	you lasted
il dura	he lasted
elle dura	she lasted
nous durâmes	we lasted
vous durâtes	you lasted
ils durèrent	they lasted
elles durèrent	they lasted

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai duré	I lasted
tu as duré	you lasted
il a duré	he lasted
elle a duré	she lasted
nous avons duré	we lasted
vous avez duré	you lasted
ils ont duré	they lasted
elles ont duré	they lasted

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais duré	I had lasted
tu avais duré	you had lasted
il avait duré	he had lasted
elle avait duré	she had lasted
nous avions duré	we had lasted
vous aviez duré	you had lasted
ils avaient duré	they had lasted
elles avaient duré	they had lasted

Future		Scored
je durerai	I will last
tu dureras	you will last
il durera	he will last
elle durera	she will last
nous durerons	we will last
vous durerez	you will last
ils dureront	they will last
elles dureront	they will last

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai duré	I will have lasted
tu auras duré	you will have lasted
il aura duré	he will have lasted
elle aura duré	she will have lasted
nous aurons duré	we will have lasted
vous aurez duré	you will have lasted
ils auront duré	they will have lasted
elles auront duré	they will have lasted

Conditional		Scored
je durerais	I would last
tu durerais	you would last
il durerait	he would last
elle durerait	she would last
nous durerions	we would last
vous dureriez	you would last
ils dureraient	they would last
elles dureraient	they would last

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais duré	I would have lasted
tu aurais duré	you would have lasted
il aurait duré	he would have lasted
elle aurait duré	she would have lasted
nous aurions duré	we would have lasted
vous auriez duré	you would have lasted
ils auraient duré	they would have lasted
elles auraient duré	they would have lasted

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je dure	(... that) I last
(... que) tu dures	(... that) you last
(... que) il dure	(... that) he lasts
(... que) elle dure	(... that) she lasts
(... que) nous durions	(... that) we last
(... que) vous duriez	(... that) you last
(... que) ils durent	(... that) they last
(... que) elles durent	(... that) they last

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je durasse	(... that) I was lasting
(... que) tu durasses	(... that) you were lasting
(... que) il durât	(... that) he was lasting
(... que) elle durât	(... that) she was lasting
(... que) nous durassions	(... that) we were lasting
(... que) vous durassiez	(... that) you were lasting
(... que) ils durassent	(... that) they were lasting
(... que) elles durassent	(... that) they were lasting

Imperative		Scored
dure	Last
durons	Let's last
durez	Last

Present Participle		Scored
durant	lasting

Past Participle		Scored
duré	lasted

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