How to Conjugate "Convenir"

The word "suit" can be a noun or a verb. In French, the verb is convenir, meaning "to suit" or "to be suitable." As a noun for an article of clothing, ​​there are a few ways to say "suit" and it depends on a number of factors.​

Conjugating the French Verb Convenir

French verb conjugations can be a headache for many students and convenir does not make it any easier. That's because it's an irregular verb and does not follow a common conjugation pattern. However, all French verbs ending in -venir and -tenir are conjugated this way.

To form the proper conjugation, you will need to choose the correct subject pronoun and pair that with the appropriate tense for your sentence. For instance, using the verb stem convien-, you can say "I suit" with "je conviens" and "we will suit" with "nous conviendrons."

Subject	Present	Future	Imperfect
je	conviens	conviendrai	convenais
tu	conviens	conviendras	convenais
il	convient	conviendra	convenait
nous	convenons	conviendrons	convenions
vous	convenez	conviendrez	conveniez
ils	conviennent	conviendront	convenaient

The Present Participle of Convenir

When you add -ant to the stem of convenir, the present participle convenant is created. This is a verb or can be an adjective, gerund, or noun when necessary.

The Past Participle and Passé Composé

For the past tense "suited," you can use either the imperfect or the passé composé. To form the latter, conjugate the auxiliary verb être for the subject, then add the past participle convenu.

For example, "I suited" is "je suis convenu" and "we found suitable" is "nous sommes convenu."

More Simple Convenir Conjugations

There will also be times when you will use or encounter one of the following conjugations. Both the subjunctive and conditional imply some degree of uncertainty. The passé simple and imperfect subjunctive are found most often in formal writing.

Subject	Subjunctive	Conditional	Passé Simple	Imperfect Subjunctive
je	convienne	conviendrais	convins	convinsse
tu	conviennes	conviendrais	convins	convinsses
il	convienne	conviendrait	convint	convînt
nous	convenions	conviendrions	convînmes	convinssions
vous	conveniez	conviendriez	convîntes	convinssiez
ils	conviennent	conviendraient	convinrent	convinssent

The imperative verb form of convenir is easy. When using it, the subject pronoun is not required. Rather than saying "tu conviens," simplify it to "conviens."

	Imperative
(tu)	conviens
(nous)	convenons
(vous)	convenez

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