Peindre — to paint | French Verb Chart
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Présent (Indicatif)
- je peinsI paint
- tu peinsyou paint
- il / elle peinthe / she paints
- nous peignonswe paint
- vous peignezyou paint
- ils / elles peignentthey paint
Passé composé (Indicatif)
- j’ai peintI painted
- tu as peintyou painted
- il / elle a peinthe / she painted
- nous avons peintwe painted
- vous avez peintyou painted
- ils / elles ont peintthey painted
Imparfait (Indicatif)
- je peignaisI was painting
- tu peignaisyou were
- il peignaithe was
- nous peignionswe were
- vous peigniezyou were
- ils peignaientthey were
Futur simple (Indicatif)
- je peindraiI will paint
- tu peindrasyou will
- il peindrahe will
- nous peindronswe will
- vous peindrezyou will
- ils peindrontthey will
Conditionnel présent
- je peindraisI would paint
- tu peindraisyou would
- il peindraithe would
- nous peindrionswe would
- vous peindriezyou would
- ils peindraientthey would
Subjonctif présent
- que je peignethat I paint
- que tu peignesthat you
- qu’il peignethat he
- que nous peignionsthat we
- que vous peigniezthat you
- qu’ils peignentthat they
Impératif, Participe & Infinitif
- peindreinfinitive
- peignantpresent participle
- en peignantgerund (gérondif)
- peintpast participle
- peins · peignons · peignezimperative
- avoirauxiliary in compound tenses
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📘 How to use Peindre
- -eindre family (like craindre, éteindre): the gn shows up in the plural & imperfect (nous peignons); participle peint.
- Peindre = to paint (a picture OR a wall): peindre un tableau, peindre le mur en bleu.
- Key nouns: un peintre (a painter), la peinture (painting / paint).
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plural / imperfect adds gn: nous ___ (pei+gn)
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peignons
participle = ___ (-nt)
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peint
a painter = un ___ (the person)
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peintre
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je ___ (Peindre — present)
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peins
tu ___ (Peindre — passé composé)
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as peint
il ___ (Peindre — imperfect)
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peignait
nous ___ (Peindre — future)
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peindrons
vous ___ (Peindre — conditional)
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peindriez
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Peindre conjugation FAQ
What is the present tense of peindre?
je peins, tu peins, il / elle peint, nous peignons, vous peignez, ils / elles peignent. Full charts for every tense are above, each form with audio.
What is the past participle of peindre?
peint — the passé composé is « j’ai peint ». Peindre uses avoir as its auxiliary verb.
How do you say peindre in the future tense?
« je peindrai » — the future stem never changes across persons, only the endings do.
What does peindre mean in English?
to paint. 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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