How to Conjugate "Accomplir" (to Accomplish)

When you want to say "to accomplish" in French, you will use the word accomplir. The similarities in the French and English words make it an easy one to learn and the conjugation isn't too difficult either.

Conjugating the French Verb Accomplir

Verb conjugations are used to make a complete sentence. The ending of the verb is changed to fit with both the subject pronoun -- the j', tu, nous, etc. -- as well as the tense.

The good news is that accomplir is a regular -IR verb. It follows the standard verb conjugation pattern for similar verbs. This is nice because once you learn how to conjugate one of these words, the others are relatively easy.

Using this chart, you can quickly discover the correct conjugation you will need. For instance, to say "I accomplish," you will say "j'accomplis" and "we will accomplish" is "nous accomplirons."

Subject	Present	Future	Imperfect
j'	accomplis	accomplirai	accomplissais
tu	accomplis	accompliras	accomplissais
il	accomplit	accomplira	accomplissait
nous	accomplissons	accomplirons	accomplissions
vous	accomplissez	accomplirez	accomplissiez
ils	accomplissent	accompliront	accomplissaient

The Present Participle

The present participle for accomplir is accomplissant. Because the verb is "regular," it's as simple as replacing the -ir with an -ant ending. Not only is this a verb, but you can use it as an adjective, gerund, or noun when needed.

The Passé Composé of Accomplir

While you can use the imperfect for the past tense, it's more common in French to use the passé composé. This allows you to use the past participle accompli no matter the subject pronoun of the sentence.

To complete the passé composé, you will also need the "helping" or auxiliary verb. For accomplir, that is avoir and it does need to be conjugated.

For example, "we accomplished" is, quite simply, "nous avons accompli." Likewise, "you accomplished" is "vous avez accompli."

More Conjugations of Accomplir

Depending on how far you take your French studies, you may not use all of the following conjugations. This is particularly true for the passé simple and imperfect subjunctive, which are primarily used in formal writing.

The other two verb forms in this chart are quite useful. They both imply a certain level of ambiguity, which might apply to accomplishing some things. The subjunctive is used when the action is questionable and the conditional when it may or may not happen.

Subject	Subjunctive	Conditional	Passé Simple	Imperfect Subjunctive
j'	accomplisse	accomplirais	accomplis	accomplisse
tu	accomplisses	accomplirais	accomplis	accomplisses
il	accomplisse	accomplirait	accomplit	accomplît
nous	accomplissions	accomplirions	accomplîmes	accomplissions
vous	accomplissiez	accompliriez	accomplîtes	accomplissiez
ils	accomplissent	accompliraient	accomplirent	accomplissent

There may also be times when you will want to use accomplir in the imperative. When you do, you can skip the subject pronoun and use the imperative form alone. For instance, instead of "tu accomplis," you can say "accomplis."

	Imperative
(tu)	accomplis
(nous)	accomplissons
(vous)	accomplissez