The French verb atteindre means "to reach". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of atteindre is j'atteins, tu atteins, il/elle atteint, nous atteignons, vous atteignez, ils/elles atteignent. It is irregular: all 6 present forms break the regular -re pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is atteignant and its past participle is atteint. Its compound tenses are formed with avoir.
Forms in orange break the regular -re pattern.
| j' | atteins (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | atteins (irregular) | |
| il/ | atteint (irregular) | |
| nous | atteignons (irregular) | |
| vous | atteignez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | atteignent (irregular) |
| j' | ai atteint (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | as atteint (irregular) |
| il/ | a atteint (irregular) |
| nous | avons atteint (irregular) |
| vous | avez atteint (irregular) |
| ils/ | ont atteint (irregular) |
| j' | atteignais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | atteignais (irregular) |
| il/ | atteignait (irregular) |
| nous | atteignions (irregular) |
| vous | atteigniez (irregular) |
| ils/ | atteignaient (irregular) |
| j' | atteindrai |
|---|---|
| tu | atteindras |
| il/ | atteindra |
| nous | atteindrons |
| vous | atteindrez |
| ils/ | atteindront |
| j' | atteindrais |
|---|---|
| tu | atteindrais |
| il/ | atteindrait |
| nous | atteindrions |
| vous | atteindriez |
| ils/ | atteindraient |
| que j' | atteigne (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | atteignes (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | atteigne (irregular) |
| que nous | atteignions (irregular) |
| que vous | atteigniez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | atteignent (irregular) |
| tu | atteins (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | atteignons (irregular) |
| vous | atteignez (irregular) |
Atteindre is irregular. Its present forms include atteins and atteignons, and its present participle is atteignant. Its past participle is atteint, used with ai, as in ai atteint.
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Atteindre is irregular. Its table includes forms such as atteins, atteignons, atteignant, and atteint.
The present forms are atteins, atteins, atteint, atteignons, atteignez, and atteignent.
The present participle is atteignant and the past participle is atteint. The auxiliary is avoir.