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Conjugation of the French verb reconnaître

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

reconnaître is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
reconnaître	to admit

Present		Scored
je reconnais	I admit
tu reconnais	you admit
il reconnaît	he admits
elle reconnaît	she admits
nous reconnaissons	we admit
vous reconnaissez	you admit
ils reconnaissent	they admit
elles reconnaissent	they admit

Imperfect		Scored
je reconnaissais	I was admitting
tu reconnaissais	you were admitting
il reconnaissait	he was admitting
elle reconnaissait	she was admitting
nous reconnaissions	we were admitting
vous reconnaissiez	you were admitting
ils reconnaissaient	they were admitting
elles reconnaissaient	they were admitting

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 reconnus	I admitted
tu reconnus	you admitted
il reconnut	he admitted
elle reconnut	she admitted
nous reconnûmes	we admitted
vous reconnûtes	you admitted
ils reconnurent	they admitted
elles reconnurent	they admitted

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

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

Future		Scored
je reconnaîtrai	I will admit
tu reconnaîtras	you will admit
il reconnaîtra	he will admit
elle reconnaîtra	she will admit
nous reconnaîtrons	we will admit
vous reconnaîtrez	you will admit
ils reconnaîtront	they will admit
elles reconnaîtront	they will admit

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 reconnu	I will have admitted
tu auras reconnu	you will have admitted
il aura reconnu	he will have admitted
elle aura reconnu	she will have admitted
nous aurons reconnu	we will have admitted
vous aurez reconnu	you will have admitted
ils auront reconnu	they will have admitted
elles auront reconnu	they will have admitted

Conditional		Scored
je reconnaîtrais	I would admit
tu reconnaîtrais	you would admit
il reconnaîtrait	he would admit
elle reconnaîtrait	she would admit
nous reconnaîtrions	we would admit
vous reconnaîtriez	you would admit
ils reconnaîtraient	they would admit
elles reconnaîtraient	they would admit

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 reconnu	I would have admitted
tu aurais reconnu	you would have admitted
il aurait reconnu	he would have admitted
elle aurait reconnu	she would have admitted
nous aurions reconnu	we would have admitted
vous auriez reconnu	you would have admitted
ils auraient reconnu	they would have admitted
elles auraient reconnu	they would have admitted

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je reconnaisse	(... that) I admit
(... que) tu reconnaisses	(... that) you admit
(... que) il reconnaisse	(... that) he admits
(... que) elle reconnaisse	(... that) she admits
(... que) nous reconnaissions	(... that) we admit
(... que) vous reconnaissiez	(... that) you admit
(... que) ils reconnaissent	(... that) they admit
(... que) elles reconnaissent	(... that) they admit

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je reconnusse	(... that) I was admitting
(... que) tu reconnusses	(... that) you were admitting
(... que) il reconnût	(... that) he was admitting
(... que) elle reconnût	(... that) she was admitting
(... que) nous reconnussions	(... that) we were admitting
(... que) vous reconnussiez	(... that) you were admitting
(... que) ils reconnussent	(... that) they were admitting
(... que) elles reconnussent	(... that) they were admitting

Imperative		Scored
reconnais	Admit
reconnaissons	Let's admit
reconnaissez	Admit

Present Participle		Scored
reconnaissant	admitting

Past Participle		Scored
reconnu	admitted

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