Conjugation of the French verb saisir
A list of the common conjugations for the French verb saisir, along with their English translations.Verb phrases
| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| saisir | to understand | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je saisis | I understand | |
| tu saisis | you understand | |
| il saisit | he understands | |
| elle saisit | she understands | |
| nous saisissons | we understand | |
| vous saisissez | you understand | |
| ils saisissent | they understand | |
| elles saisissent | they understand | |
| Imperfect | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je saisissais | I was understanding | |
| tu saisissais | you were understanding | |
| il saisissait | he was understanding | |
| elle saisissait | she was understanding | |
| nous saisissions | we were understanding | |
| vous saisissiez | you were understanding | |
| ils saisissaient | they were understanding | |
| elles saisissaient | they were understanding | |
| Past Historic / Passé Simple | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je saisis | I understood | |
| tu saisis | you understood | |
| il saisit | he understood | |
| elle saisit | she understood | |
| nous saisîmes | we understood | |
| vous saisîtes | you understood | |
| ils saisirent | they understood | |
| elles saisirent | they understood | |
| Passé Composé | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'ai saisi | I have understood | |
| tu as saisi | you have understood | |
| il a saisi | he has understood | |
| elle a saisi | she has understood | |
| nous avons saisi | we have understood | |
| vous avez saisi | you have understood | |
| ils ont saisi | they have understood | |
| elles ont saisi | they have understood | |
| Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'avais saisi | I had understood | |
| tu avais saisi | you had understood | |
| il avait saisi | he had understood | |
| elle avait saisi | she had understood | |
| nous avions saisi | we had understood | |
| vous aviez saisi | you had understood | |
| ils avaient saisi | they had understood | |
| elles avaient saisi | they had understood | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je saisirai | I will understand | |
| tu saisiras | you will understand | |
| il saisira | he will understand | |
| elle saisira | she will understand | |
| nous saisirons | we will understand | |
| vous saisirez | you will understand | |
| ils saisiront | they will understand | |
| elles saisiront | they will understand | |
| 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 saisi | I will have understood | |
| tu auras saisi | you will have understood | |
| il aura saisi | he will have understood | |
| elle aura saisi | she will have understood | |
| nous aurons saisi | we will have understood | |
| vous aurez saisi | you will have understood | |
| ils auront saisi | they will have understood | |
| elles auront saisi | they will have understood | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je saisirais | I would understand | |
| tu saisirais | you would understand | |
| il saisirait | he would understand | |
| elle saisirait | she would understand | |
| nous saisirions | we would understand | |
| vous saisiriez | you would understand | |
| ils saisiraient | they would understand | |
| elles saisiraient | they would understand | |
| 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 saisi | I would have understood | |
| tu aurais saisi | you would have understood | |
| il aurait saisi | he would have understood | |
| elle aurait saisi | she would have understood | |
| nous aurions saisi | we would have understood | |
| vous auriez saisi | you would have understood | |
| ils auraient saisi | they would have understood | |
| elles auraient saisi | they would have understood | |
| Present Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) je saisisse | (... that) I understand | |
| (... que) tu saisisses | (... that) you understand | |
| (... que) il saisisse | (... that) he understands | |
| (... que) elle saisisse | (... that) she understands | |
| (... que) nous saisissions | (... that) we understand | |
| (... que) vous saisissiez | (... that) you understand | |
| (... que) ils saisissent | (... that) they understand | |
| (... que) elles saisissent | (... that) they understand | |
| Imperfect Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) je saisisse | (... that) I was understanding | |
| (... que) tu saisisses | (... that) you were understanding | |
| (... que) il saisît | (... that) he was understanding | |
| (... que) elle saisît | (... that) she was understanding | |
| (... que) nous saisissions | (... that) we were understanding | |
| (... que) vous saisissiez | (... that) you were understanding | |
| (... que) ils saisissent | (... that) they were understanding | |
| (... que) elles saisissent | (... that) they were understanding | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| saisis | Understand | |
| saisissons | Let's understand | |
| saisissez | Understand | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| saisissant | understanding | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| saisi | understood | |
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