This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | fro-conj-conoistre | avoir coneü | |||||
gerund | en conoissant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | conoissant | ||||||
past participle | coneü | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | conois | conois | conoist | conoissons | conoissiez | conoissent |
imperfect | conoissoie, conoisseie | conoissoies, conoisseies | conoissoit, conoisseit | conoissiiens, conoissiens | conoissiiez, conoissiez | conoissoient, conoisseient | |
preterite | conui | coneüs | conut | coneümes | coneüstes | conurent | |
future | conoistrai | conoistras | conoistra | conoistrons | conoistroiz, conoistreiz, conoistrez | conoistront | |
conditional | conoistroie, conoistreie | conoistroies, conoistreies | conoistroit, conoistreit | conoistriiens, conoistriens | conoistriiez, conoistriez | conoistroient, conoistreient | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses |
present | conoisse | conoisses | conoisse | conoissiens, conoissons | conoissiez | conoissent |
imperfect | coneüsse | coneüsses | coneüst | coneüssons, coneüssiens | coneüssoiz, coneüssez, coneüssiez | coneüssent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | conois | — | conoissons | conoissiez | — |