French verb endormir

The tables below show the conjugation of the French verb endormir in the various simple and compound tenses.

See below for notes on the conjugation of endormir

PresentPerfect

j'endors
tuendors
il/elleendort
nousendormons
vousendormez
ils/ellesendorment

j'ai endormi
tuas endormi
il/ellea endormi
nousavons endormi
vousavez endormi
ils/ellesont endormi

ImperfectPluperfect

j'endormais
tuendormais
il/elleendormait
nousendormions
vousendormiez
ils/ellesendormaient

j'avais endormi
tuavais endormi
il/elleavait endormi
nousavions endormi
vousaviez endormi
ils/ellesavaient endormi

FutureFuture-perfect

j'endormirai
tuendormiras
il/elleendormira
nousendormirons
vousendormirez
ils/ellesendormiront

j'aurai endormi
tuauras endormi
il/elleaura endormi
nousaurons endormi
vousaurez endormi
ils/ellesauront endormi

ConditionalConditional perfect

j'endormirais
tuendormirais
il/elleendormirait
nousendormirions
vousendormiriez
ils/ellesendormiraient

j'aurais endormi
tuaurais endormi
il/elleaurait endormi
nousaurions endormi
vousauriez endormi
ils/ellesauraient endormi

Present subjunctivePerfect subjunctive

j'endorme
tuendormes
il/elleendorme
nousendormions
vousendormiez
ils/ellesendorment

j'aie endormi
tuaies endormi
il/elleait endormi
nousayons endormi
vousayez endormi
ils/ellesaient endormi

This verb belongs to a pattern in which there is a 'characteristic consonant' immediately before the -ir of the infinitive. This consonant is absent in the singular present tense forms, but appears in other forms. These verbs also characteristically have a past participle ending in -i.

Apart from the behaviour of the characteristic consonant, this verb pattern is very similar to the regular -ir pattern, but without -ss- before its endings. It is also similar to the regular -er pattern but with -i in the past participle, and present tense singular endings -s/-t.

Common verbs following this pattern include: dormir (to sleep), mentir (to lie, not tell the truth), partir (to leave), sentir (to feel, smell), servir (to serve), sortir (to go/come out). Compounds such as endormir to put to sleep naturally follow the same pattern.


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