Conduire Verb Conjugation, Meaning & Useful Tenses (With English Translations)

Meaning: to drive / to lead
Type: Irregular verb (–uire verbs pattern)
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Uses: driving vehicles, leading someone/something

Présent (Present Tense)

Subject	French form	English meaning
je	conduis	I drive / I’m driving
tu	conduis	you drive / you’re driving
il/elle/on	conduit	he/she/one drives / is driving
nous	conduisons	we drive / we are driving
vous	conduisez	you drive / you are driving
ils/elles	conduisent	they drive / they are driving

Passé Composé (Past – Completed Actions)

Subject	French form	English meaning
je	ai conduit	I drove
tu	as conduit	you drove
il/elle/on	a conduit	he/she/one drove
nous	avons conduit	we drove
vous	avez conduit	you drove
ils/elles	ont conduit	they drove

Imparfait (Past – Ongoing / Used To)

Subject	French form	English meaning
je	conduisais	I used to drive / I was driving
tu	conduisais	you used to drive / you were driving
il/elle/on	conduisait	he/she/one used to drive / was driving
nous	conduisions	we used to drive / were driving
vous	conduisiez	you used to drive / were driving
ils/elles	conduisaient	they used to drive / were driving

Passé Récent (Recent Past – “Just did…”)

Subject	French form	English meaning
je	viens de conduire	I just drove
tu	viens de conduire	you just drove
il/elle/on	vient de conduire	he/she/one just drove
nous	venons de conduire	we just drove
vous	venez de conduire	you just drove
ils/elles	viennent de conduire	they just drove

Futur Proche (Near Future – “Going to…”)

Subject	French form	English meaning
je	vais conduire	I’m going to drive
tu	vas conduire	you’re going to drive
il/elle/on	va conduire	he/she/one is going to drive
nous	allons conduire	we’re going to drive
vous	allez conduire	you’re going to drive
ils/elles	vont conduire	they’re going to drive

Futur Simple (“Will…”)

Subject	French form	English meaning
je	conduirai	I will drive
tu	conduiras	you will drive
il/elle/on	conduira	he/she/one will drive
nous	conduirons	we will drive
vous	conduirez	you will drive
ils/elles	conduiront	they will drive

Conditionnel Présent (Would…)

Subject	French form	English meaning
je	conduirais	I would drive
tu	conduirais	you would drive
il/elle/on	conduirait	he/she/one would drive
nous	conduirions	we would drive
vous	conduiriez	you would drive
ils/elles	conduiraient	they would drive

Subjonctif Présent (after expressions of emotion, doubt, necessity, …)

Subject	French form	English meaning
que je	conduise	that I drive
que tu	conduises	that you drive
qu’il/elle/on	conduise	that he/she/one drive
que nous	conduisions	that we drive
que vous	conduisiez	that you drive
qu’ils/elles	conduisent	that they drive

Impératif Présent (Commands)

Form	French form	English meaning
tu	conduis	drive!
nous	conduisons	let’s drive!
vous	conduisez	drive! (formal / plural)

Participes

Form	French	English meaning
Participe présent	conduisant	driving
Participe passé	conduit	driven

Gérondif

Form	French	English meaning
en conduisant	en conduisant	while driving