How do you conjugate "craindre" in the Present Simple tense in French?

Present Simple conjugation of craindre: je crains, tu crains, il/elle craint, nous craignons, vous craignez, ils/elles craignent. Example: "Je crains l'obscurité quand je suis seul." — "I fear the dark when I'm alone."

How do you conjugate "craindre" in the Present Perfect tense in French?

Present Perfect conjugation of craindre: je ai craint, tu as craint, il/elle a craint, nous avons craint, vous avez craint, ils/elles ont craint. Example: "J'ai craint le pire hier." — "I feared the worst yesterday."

How do you conjugate "craindre" in the Imperfect tense in French?

Imperfect conjugation of craindre: je craignais, tu craignais, il/elle craignait, nous craignions, vous craigniez, ils/elles craignaient. Example: "Je craignais les chiens quand j'étais petit." — "I used to fear dogs when I was little."

craindre (to fear) — French Conjugation, All Tenses & Examples

craindre (to fear) — French Verbs Conjugation Tables

Learn to conjugate craindre (to fear) across all tenses in French. Each tense includes real example sentences in French and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.

craindre — Present Simple in French

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

craindre — Present Perfect in French

craindre Present Perfect conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in French	English
je	ai craint	J'ai craint le pire hier.	I feared the worst yesterday.
tu	as craint	Tu as craint d'être en retard.	You feared being late.
il/elle	a craint	Il a craint les résultats de l'examen.	He/She feared the exam results.
nous	avons craint	Nous avons craint le mauvais temps.	We feared bad weather.
vous	avez craint	Vous avez craint sa colère.	You all feared his anger.
ils/elles	ont craint	Ils ont craint de perdre leur emploi.	They feared losing their jobs.

craindre — Imperfect in French

craindre Imperfect conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in French	English
je	craignais	Je craignais les chiens quand j'étais petit.	I used to fear dogs when I was little.
tu	craignais	Tu craignais les résultats de l'examen la semaine dernière.	You feared the exam results last week.
il/elle	craignait	Elle craignait de parler en public.	He/she feared speaking in public.
nous	craignions	Nous craignions le pire pendant la crise.	We feared the worst during the crisis.
vous	craigniez	Vous craigniez de rater votre vol.	You all feared missing your flight.
ils/elles	craignaient	Elles craignaient la réaction de leurs parents.	They feared their parents' reaction.

craindre — to fear — French Verbs

craindre (to fear) — French Verbs Conjugation Tables

craindre — Present Simple in French

craindre — Present Perfect in French

craindre — Imperfect in French