craindre

to fear

French verb

craindre — Present Simple in French

craindre Present Simple conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jecrainsI fear the dark when I'm alone.Je crains l'obscurité quand je suis seul.
tucrainsYou fear spiders more than snakes.Tu crains les araignées plus que les serpents.
il/ellecraintHe/she fears losing his/her job.Il craint de perdre son emploi.
nouscraignonsWe fear the storm will damage our house.Nous craignons que l'orage endommage notre maison.
vouscraignezYou all fear arriving late to the meeting.Vous craignez d'arriver en retard à la réunion.
ils/ellescraignentThey fear the consequences of their decision.Ils craignent les conséquences de leur décision.

craindre — Past Compound in French

craindre Past Compound conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jeai craintI feared the worst yesterday.J'ai craint le pire hier.
tuas craintYou feared being late.Tu as craint d'être en retard.
il/ellea craintHe/She feared the exam results.Il a craint les résultats de l'examen.
nousavons craintWe feared bad weather.Nous avons craint le mauvais temps.
vousavez craintYou all feared his anger.Vous avez craint sa colère.
ils/ellesont craintThey feared losing their jobs.Ils ont craint de perdre leur emploi.

craindre — Imperfect in French

craindre Imperfect conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jecraignaisI used to fear dogs when I was little.Je craignais les chiens quand j'étais petit.
tucraignaisYou feared the exam results last week.Tu craignais les résultats de l'examen la semaine dernière.
il/ellecraignaitHe/she feared speaking in public.Elle craignait de parler en public.
nouscraignionsWe feared the worst during the crisis.Nous craignions le pire pendant la crise.
vouscraigniezYou all feared missing your flight.Vous craigniez de rater votre vol.
ils/ellescraignaientThey feared their parents' reaction.Elles craignaient la réaction de leurs parents.

craindre — Future in French

craindre Future conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jecraindraiI will fear nothing with you by my side.Je ne craindrai rien avec toi à mes côtés.
tucraindrasYou will fear the cold in winter.Tu craindras le froid en hiver.
il/ellecraindraHe/she will fear the new responsibilities.Il craindra les nouvelles responsabilités.
nouscraindronsWe will fear the competition next year.Nous craindrons la concurrence l'année prochaine.
vouscraindrezYou all will fear the difficult questions.Vous craindrez les questions difficiles.
ils/ellescraindrontThey will fear the changes in the company.Elles craindront les changements dans l'entreprise.

craindre — Conditional in French

craindre Conditional conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jecraindraisI would fear living alone in that house.Je craindrais de vivre seul dans cette maison.
tucraindraisYou would fear the truth if you knew it.Tu craindrais la vérité si tu la connaissais.
il/ellecraindraitShe would fear traveling without insurance.Elle craindrait de voyager sans assurance.
nouscraindrionsWe would fear the consequences of that choice.Nous craindrions les conséquences de ce choix.
vouscraindriezYou all would fear walking there at night.Vous craindriez de marcher là-bas la nuit.
ils/ellescraindraientThey would fear disappointing their family.Ils craindraient de décevoir leur famille.

craindre — Present Subjunctive in French

craindre Present Subjunctive conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jecraigneI doubt I fear the consequences.Je doute que je craigne les conséquences.
tucraignesIt's important that you fear nothing.Il est important que tu ne craignes rien.
il/ellecraigneI'm afraid he/she fears the dark.J'ai peur qu'il craigne le noir.
nouscraignionsThey want us to fear their reaction.Ils veulent que nous craignions leur réaction.
vouscraigniezIt's necessary that you all fear the danger.Il faut que vous craigniez le danger.
ils/ellescraignentI don't think they fear anything.Je ne pense pas qu'ils craignent quoi que ce soit.