The French verb conduire means "to drive". 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 conduire is je conduis, tu conduis, il/elle conduit, nous conduisons, vous conduisez, ils/elles conduisent. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -re pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is conduisant and its past participle is conduit.
Forms in orange break the regular -re pattern.
| je | conduis | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | conduis | |
| il/ | conduit (irregular) | |
| nous | conduisons (irregular) | |
| vous | conduisez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | conduisent (irregular) |
| j' | ai conduit (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | as conduit (irregular) |
| il/ | a conduit (irregular) |
| nous | avons conduit (irregular) |
| vous | avez conduit (irregular) |
| ils/ | ont conduit (irregular) |
| je | conduisais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | conduisais (irregular) |
| il/ | conduisait (irregular) |
| nous | conduisions (irregular) |
| vous | conduisiez (irregular) |
| ils/ | conduisaient (irregular) |
| je | conduirai |
|---|---|
| tu | conduiras |
| il/ | conduira |
| nous | conduirons |
| vous | conduirez |
| ils/ | conduiront |
| je | conduirais |
|---|---|
| tu | conduirais |
| il/ | conduirait |
| nous | conduirions |
| vous | conduiriez |
| ils/ | conduiraient |
| que je | conduise (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | conduises (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | conduise (irregular) |
| que nous | conduisions (irregular) |
| que vous | conduisiez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | conduisent (irregular) |
| tu | conduis |
|---|---|
| nous | conduisons (irregular) |
| vous | conduisez (irregular) |
Conduire is irregular. Its present forms include conduit, conduisons, conduisez, and conduisent, while the imperfect uses conduisais. Its present participle is conduisant and its past participle is conduit.
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No, conduire is irregular.
The present forms are conduis, conduis, conduit, conduisons, conduisez, and conduisent.
The present participle is conduisant, the past participle is conduit, and the auxiliary is avoir.