Easy French Verb Conjugations Bénir (to Bless)

In order to say to bless in French, you will use the verb  bà ©nir. Its a simple word that will be a useful addition to your French vocabulary. When you want to say blessed or blessing, a verb conjugation is necessary and this too is rather simple. It is important to note that using  bà ©nir  to say bless you as we often do after someone sneezes is not entirely correct. Instead, use the phrase  Ãƒâ‚¬Ã‚  tes  souhaits  which technically translates to to your wishes. Conjugating the French Verb  Bà ©nir Bà ©nir  is a  regular -ir  verb. That means that it takes on the same endings as similar verbs like  accomplir  (to accomplish) and  dà ©finir  (to define). When you learn to recognize the verb conjugation pattern, it will make learning each new regular -ir  verb just a little bit easier. The conjugations act just as they do in English. Where we use the -ing for present tense and -ed for past tense, French uses similar changes. In the present tense with an I subject, the -ir  is replaced with -is, and with a we subject it becomes an -issons  ending. Because it changes with the subject pronoun, you do have more conjugations to memorize. That is why recognizing patterns is going to be key to your studies. Using the chart, pair the subject with the present, future, or past (imperfect) tense. For instance, I bless is je bà ©nis and we will bless is nous bà ©nirons. Subject Present Future Imperfect je bnis bnirai bnissais tu bnis bniras bnissais il bnit bnira bnissait nous bnissons bnirons bnissions vous bnissez bnirez bnissiez ils bnissent bniront bnissaient The Present Participle of  Bà ©nir When you change the -ir  ending of  bà ©nir  to -ant, you have the  present participle  of  bà ©nissant. This is not just a verb, either. In the right context,  bà ©nissant  can also be an adjective, gerund, or noun. The Past Participle of  Bà ©nir The  passà © composà ©Ã‚  is a more common form of the past tense than the imperfect. It expresses blessed by combining an  auxiliary verb  (avoir) with the  past participle  of bà ©ni. To put the passà © composà © together and say I blessed, you will use jai bà ©ni. Likewise, we blessed is nous avons bà ©ni. Take note that  ai  and  avons  are conjugates of  avoir. More Simple Conjugations for  Bà ©nir At times, you may find any of the following verb forms useful in French conversations and writing. The subjunctive and conditional imply a degree of uncertainty to the action of blessing and theyre used frequently. In contrast, the passà © simple and imperfect subjunctive are often reserved for formal writing. Subject Subjunctive Conditional Pass Simple Imperfect Subjunctive je bnisse bnirais bnis bnisse tu bnisses bnirais bnis bnisses il bnisse bnirait bnit bnt nous bnissions bnirions bnmes bnissions vous bnissiez bniriez bntes bnissiez ils bnissent bniraient bnirent bnissent The imperative is a useful verb form and its incredibly easy. When using it in short, assertive commands and requests, you can drop the subject pronoun. Instead of tu bà ©nis, simplify it to bà ©nis. Imperative (tu) bnis (nous) bnissons (vous) bnissez