The French verb obtenir means "to obtain". 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 obtenir is j'obtiens, tu obtiens, il/elle obtient, nous obtenons, vous obtenez, ils/elles obtiennent. It is irregular: all 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is obtenant and its past participle is obtenu. Its compound tenses are formed with avoir.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| j' | obtiens (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | obtiens (irregular) | |
| il/ | obtient (irregular) | |
| nous | obtenons (irregular) | |
| vous | obtenez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | obtiennent (irregular) |
| j' | ai obtenu (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | as obtenu (irregular) |
| il/ | a obtenu (irregular) |
| nous | avons obtenu (irregular) |
| vous | avez obtenu (irregular) |
| ils/ | ont obtenu (irregular) |
| j' | obtenais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | obtenais (irregular) |
| il/ | obtenait (irregular) |
| nous | obtenions (irregular) |
| vous | obteniez (irregular) |
| ils/ | obtenaient (irregular) |
| j' | obtiendrai (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | obtiendras (irregular) |
| il/ | obtiendra (irregular) |
| nous | obtiendrons (irregular) |
| vous | obtiendrez (irregular) |
| ils/ | obtiendront (irregular) |
| j' | obtiendrais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | obtiendrais (irregular) |
| il/ | obtiendrait (irregular) |
| nous | obtiendrions (irregular) |
| vous | obtiendriez (irregular) |
| ils/ | obtiendraient (irregular) |
| que j' | obtienne (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | obtiennes (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | obtienne (irregular) |
| que nous | obtenions (irregular) |
| que vous | obteniez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | obtiennent (irregular) |
| tu | obtiens (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | obtenons (irregular) |
| vous | obtenez (irregular) |
Obtenir is irregular. Its present forms include obtiens, obtient, and obtiennent, while the nous and vous forms are obtenons and obtenez. Its future and conditional use obtiendr, and its participles are obtenant and obtenu.
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No. Obtenir is irregular.
The past participle is obtenu. The compound past uses avoir, as in ai obtenu.
The stem is obtiendr. The forms include obtiendrai in the future and obtiendrais in the conditional.