instruire

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

instruire

1. To instruct, to teach

Related terms

• instructeur
• instruction
• instruit

Conjugation

   Conjugation of instruire (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		instruire			avoir instruit
gerund		en instruisant			en ayant instruit
present participle		instruisant
past participle		instruit
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	instruis	instruis	instruit	instruisons	instruisez	instruisent
	imperfect	instruisais	instruisais	instruisait	instruisions	instruisiez	instruisaient
	past historic1	instruisis	instruisis	instruisit	instruisîmes	instruisîtes	instruisirent
	future	instruirai	instruiras	instruira	instruirons	instruirez	instruiront
	conditional	instruirais	instruirais	instruirait	instruirions	instruiriez	instruiraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	instruise	instruises	instruise	instruisions	instruisiez	instruisent
	imperfect1	instruisisse	instruisisses	instruisît	instruisissions	instruisissiez	instruisissent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	instruis	—	instruisons	instruisez	—
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Middle French

Verb

instruire

1. to teach; to train