Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb craindre
Introduction to the verb craindre
The English translation of craindre is “to fear” and it is pronounced as “krehnd-ruh”.
Craindre comes from the Old French word “craindre” which means “to fear”. It is most often used in everyday French to express feelings of fear or apprehension towards something or someone.
Examples:
- Je crains les araignées. (I fear spiders.)
- On craint une tempête demain. (We are fearing a storm tomorrow.)
- Il ne faut pas craindre les défis. (We must not fear challenges.)
Craindre – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of craindre
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | crains | Je crains les araignées. | I fear spiders. |
Tu | crains | Tu crains de rater l’examen. | You fear failing the exam. |
Il | craint | Il craint qu’elle ne vienne pas. | He fears she won’t come. |
Elle | craint | Elle craint le noir. | She fears the dark. |
On | craint | On craint toujours l’inconnu. | We fear the unknown. |
Nous | craignons | Nous craignons de perdre le match. | We fear losing the game. |
Vous | craignez | Vous craignez les serpents. | You fear snakes. |
Ils | craignent | Ils craignent pour leur sécurité. | They fear for their safety. |
Elles | craignent | Elles craignent d’être rejetées. | They fear being rejected. |
Other Conjugations for Craindre.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb craindre (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craindre
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craindre
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craindre
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craindre
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craindre
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craindre
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craindre
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craindre
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craindre
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craindre
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craindre
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craindre
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craindre
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craindre
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craindre
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craindre
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