clore — French conjugation
to close
Indicative
Present (Présent) Irregular
Use the présent for habits, what is true now, and what is about to happen soon. A single set of endings covers what English often splits into “I speak” and “I am speaking”.
Elle parle arabe et français.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | clos | I close |
| tu | clos | you close |
| il/elle | clôt | he/she/it closes |
| ils/elles | closent | they close |
Conditional (Conditionnel) Regular
The conditionnel is for polite questions and requests, “would”-type hypotheticals, and what someone said would happen. It is also the usual consequent clause in si + imparfait → conditionnel patterns.
Pourriez-vous répéter, s'il vous plaît ?
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | clorais | I would close |
| tu | clorais | you would close |
| il/elle | clorait | he/she/it would close |
| nous | clorions | we would close |
| vous | cloriez | you (pl.) would close |
| ils/elles | cloraient | they would close |
Future (Futur) Regular
The futur is for future plans and objective predictions. In speech, aller + infinitive is often clearer for the immediate future, while the simple future is common for facts further ahead or in writing.
Demain, nous dînerons chez eux.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | clorai | I will close |
| tu | cloras | you will close |
| il/elle | clora | he/she/it will close |
| nous | clorons | we will close |
| vous | clorez | you (pl.) will close |
| ils/elles | cloront | they will close |
Present perfect (Passé composé) Regular
The passé composé is the main spoken past for completed, bounded actions (often with a time adverb). Use avoir with most verbs; être is required for a fixed group of motion/inchange and all pronominal verbs, with participle agreement when necessary.
Elle est venue tôt, puis elle a téléphoné.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | j'ai clos | I have closed |
| tu | tu as clos | you have closed |
| il/elle | il/elle a clos | he/she/it has closed |
| nous | nous avons clos | we have closed |
| vous | vous avez clos | you (pl.) have closed |
| ils/elles | ils/elles ont clos | they have closed |
Pluperfect (Plus-que-parfait) Regular
The plus-que-parfait is the “earlier past”: one action was already over before another past moment. It answers “had already” when a story is anchored in a past time.
Déjà, il avait fini quand je suis arrivé.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | j'avais clos | I had closed |
| tu | tu avais clos | you had closed |
| il/elle | il/elle avait clos | he/she/it had closed |
| nous | nous avions clos | we had closed |
| vous | vous aviez clos | you (pl.) had closed |
| ils/elles | ils/elles avaient clos | they had closed |
Conditional perfect (Conditionnel passé) Regular
The conditionnel passé states what would have been true, plans that failed, and unreal past if-clauses (often with si + plus-que-parfait in the apodose).
J'aurais dit oui, mais c'était impossible.
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| je | j'aurais clos |
| tu | tu aurais clos |
| il/elle | il/elle aurait clos |
| nous | nous aurions clos |
| vous | vous auriez clos |
| ils/elles | ils/elles auraient clos |
Future perfect (Futur antérieur) Regular
The futur antérieur marks an action that will be finished before a later future moment (by then I will have…). It can also suggest a conjecture about a recent past fact in formal or literary use.
D'ici samedi, j'aurai lu le rapport.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | j'aurai clos | I will have closed |
| tu | tu auras clos | you will have closed |
| il/elle | il/elle aura clos | he/she/it will have closed |
| nous | nous aurons clos | we will have closed |
| vous | vous aurez clos | you (pl.) will have closed |
| ils/elles | ils/elles auront clos | they will have closed |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Subjonctif présent) Irregular
The present subjunctive appears in subordinate clauses after desire, doubt, fear, need, and many impersonals, usually when the subject of the subordinate is different. Learn common triggers: il faut que, je veux que, je doute que…
Il faut qu'il parte avant midi.
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| je | close |
| tu | closes |
| il/elle | close |
| nous | closions |
| vous | closiez |
| ils/elles | closent |