Atteindre — to reach | French Verb Chart

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Atteindre›to reach

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Présent (Indicatif)

j’atteinsI reach
tu atteinsyou reach
il / elle atteinthe / she reaches
nous atteignonswe reach
vous atteignezyou reach
ils / elles atteignentthey reach

Passé composé (Indicatif)

j’ai atteintI reached
tu as atteintyou reached
il / elle a atteinthe / she reached
nous avons atteintwe reached
vous avez atteintyou reached
ils / elles ont atteintthey reached

Imparfait (Indicatif)

j’atteignaisI was reaching
tu atteignaisyou were
il atteignaithe was
nous atteignionswe were
vous atteigniezyou were
ils atteignaientthey were

Futur simple (Indicatif)

j’atteindraiI will reach
tu atteindrasyou will
il atteindrahe will
nous atteindronswe will
vous atteindrezyou will
ils atteindrontthey will

Conditionnel présent

j’atteindraisI would reach
tu atteindraisyou would
il atteindraithe would
nous atteindrionswe would
vous atteindriezyou would
ils atteindraientthey would

Subjonctif présent

que j’atteignethat I reach
que tu atteignesthat you
qu’il atteignethat he
que nous atteignionsthat we
que vous atteigniezthat you
qu’ils atteignentthat they

Impératif, Participe & Infinitif

atteindreinfinitive
atteignantpresent participle
en atteignantgerund (gérondif)
atteintpast participle
atteins · atteignons · atteignezimperative
avoirauxiliary in compound tenses

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📘 How to use Atteindre

-eindre family (like peindre, craindre): the gn shows up in the plural & imperfect (nous atteignons); participle atteint.
Atteindre = to reach (a goal, a place, a level): atteindre son objectif, le sommet, un certain niveau.
Figurative: être atteint de = to be affected by / suffer from (an illness).

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Participe passéatteint(e) (avoir)

Gérondifen atteignant

Impératifatteins ! · atteignons ! · atteignez !

Good to knowSame pattern: peindre, éteindre, craindre, rejoindre. « atteindre ses objectifs » = to reach one’s goals.

🔊 Common expressions

Nous avons atteint le sommet !We reached the summit!

Elle a atteint son objectif.She reached her goal.

Le colis a atteint sa destination.The parcel reached its destination.

On y est presque atteint.We’re almost there.

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Les prix atteignent des records.Prices are reaching record highs.

Tu atteindras ton but si tu travailles.You’ll reach your goal if you work.

J’ai atteint mes limites.I’ve reached my limits.

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plural / imperfect adds gn: nous ___ (attei+gn)

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atteignons

participle = ___ (-nt)

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atteint

to reach a goal = atteindre son ___ (target)

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objectif (or but)

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tu ___ (Atteindre — passé composé)

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as atteint

il ___ (Atteindre — imperfect)

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atteignait

nous ___ (Atteindre — future)

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atteindrons

vous ___ (Atteindre — conditional)

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atteindriez

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Atteindre conjugation FAQ

What is the present tense of atteindre?

j’atteins, tu atteins, il / elle atteint, nous atteignons, vous atteignez, ils / elles atteignent. Full charts for every tense are above, each form with audio.

What is the past participle of atteindre?

atteint — the passé composé is « j’ai atteint ». Atteindre uses avoir as its auxiliary verb.

How do you say atteindre in the future tense?

« j’atteindrai » — the future stem never changes across persons, only the endings do.

What does atteindre mean in English?

to reach. It is one of the essential French verbs — drill the present first, then the passé composé; those two tenses carry most conversations.

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