Atteindre — to reach | French Verb Chart
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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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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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