Verbs ending in -UIRE* all follow the same pattern in Le Passé Composé (Indicatif) in French.
Learn how to conjugate CONDUIRE (to drive/to lead) in Le Passé Composé (Indicatif) in French:
j' |
ai conduit |
tu |
as conduit |
il / elle / on |
a conduit |
nous |
avons conduit |
vous |
avez conduit |
ils / elles |
ont conduit |
Note that like all -UIRE verbs, conduire uses the auxiliary avoir, although it refers to movement (see Conjugate coming and going verbs (+ être) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé))
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*The following verbs ending in -uire follow the same conjugation pattern:
produire (to produce)
cuire (to bake/cook)
traduire (to translate)
construire (to construct/build)
détruire (to destroy)
séduire (to seduce)
déduire (to deduct)
etc
cuire (to bake/cook)
traduire (to translate)
construire (to construct/build)
détruire (to destroy)
séduire (to seduce)
déduire (to deduct)
etc
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J'ai traduit cette chanson de France Gall en anglais.I translated this France Gall song into English.
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Ce sont ces événements qui ont conduit à la Première Guerre Mondiale.These are the events that led to the First World War.
Il m'a séduit tout de suite avec ses grands yeux bleus.He seduced me right away with his big blue eyes.
Les enquêteurs en ont déduit que c'était l'arme du crime.The investigators concluded that it was the murder weapon.