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 |
