Conclure conjugation: to conclude in every French tense (free PDF download)
The verb conclure means “to conclude” and is a useful everyday verb (number 141 of the 150 on this site). It is an irregular verb of the 3rd group with its own stems: je conclus, nous concluons, and a future stem in conclur- (je conclurai). In compound tenses it takes avoir (j’ai conclu), with the past participle conclu. Below you will find every tense, example sentences and a free printable PDF.
conclure at a glance: meaning, group and auxiliary
Infinitive
conclure — to conclude
Group
3rd group (irregular verbs)
Type
Irregular verb
Auxiliary
takes avoir
Construction
Transitive (direct object)
Frequency
No. 141 of the 150 most common French verbs
The endings are in bold. Tense names are given in French with the English equivalent in parentheses; pronouns and verb forms stay in French, as you will see and hear them.
In compound tenses conclure takes avoir (j’ai conclu). The participle conclu agrees only with a direct object placed before the verb.
Irregular stems
Learn the stems, not the endings: the present is je conclus / nous concluons / ils concluent, and the future and conditional use conclur- (je conclurai, je conclurais).