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Verb conjugation

joindre

to join; to join up

Usage

To join, to attach or to get in touch with. Irregular: je joins, nous joignons, participle joint.

Examples
  • Joignez une photo à votre dossier. — Attach a photo to your application.
  • Je n'arrive pas à le joindre. — I can't reach him.
  • Elle a joint les deux bouts de la corde. — She joined the two ends of the rope.
Common mistake

The gn appears in the plural stem (nous joignons, que je joigne), as in craindre and peindre. Joindre is also the usual verb for reaching someone by phone.

Simple tenses

Present

jejoins
tujoins
il/ellejoint
nousjoignons
vousjoignez
ils/ellesjoignent

Imperfect

jejoignais
tujoignais
il/ellejoignait
nousjoignions
vousjoigniez
ils/ellesjoignaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jejoignis
tujoignis
il/ellejoignit
nousjoignîmes
vousjoignîtes
ils/ellesjoignirent

Future

jejoindrai
tujoindras
il/ellejoindra
nousjoindrons
vousjoindrez
ils/ellesjoindront

Conditional

jejoindrais
tujoindrais
il/ellejoindrait
nousjoindrions
vousjoindriez
ils/ellesjoindraient

Subjunctive

jejoigne
tujoignes
il/ellejoigne
nousjoignions
vousjoigniez
ils/ellesjoignent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jejoignisse
tujoignisses
il/ellejoignît
nousjoignissions
vousjoignissiez
ils/ellesjoignissent

Imperative

tujoins
nousjoignons
vousjoignez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

jeai joint
tuas joint
il/ellea joint
nousavons joint
vousavez joint
ils/ellesont joint

Plus-que-parfait

jeavais joint
tuavais joint
il/elleavait joint
nousavions joint
vousaviez joint
ils/ellesavaient joint

Passé antérieur

jeeus joint
tueus joint
il/elleeut joint
nouseûmes joint
vouseûtes joint
ils/elleseurent joint

Futur antérieur

jeaurai joint
tuauras joint
il/elleaura joint
nousaurons joint
vousaurez joint
ils/ellesauront joint

Conditionnel passé

jeaurais joint
tuaurais joint
il/elleaurait joint
nousaurions joint
vousauriez joint
ils/ellesauraient joint

Subjonctif passé

jeaie joint
tuaies joint
il/elleait joint
nousayons joint
vousayez joint
ils/ellesaient joint

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

jeeusse joint
tueusses joint
il/elleeût joint
nouseussions joint
vouseussiez joint
ils/elleseussent joint

Impératif passé

tuaie joint
nousayons joint
vousayez joint

Other

Present participle

joignant

Past participle

joint

Infinitive

joindre

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Frequently asked questions

What does "joindre" mean?

"joindre" means "to join; to join up".

How do you conjugate "joindre" in the present tense?

The present of "joindre" is: je joins, tu joins, il/elle joint, nous joignons, vous joignez, ils/elles joignent.

What is the Passé composé of "joindre"?

The passé composé of "joindre" is: je ai joint, tu as joint, il/elle a joint, nous avons joint, vous avez joint, ils/elles ont joint.

What is the Imperative of "joindre"?

The imperative of "joindre" is: tu joins, nous joignons, vous joignez.