Verbs ending in -UIRE* all follow the same pattern in Passé composé in French.
Look at the example of CONDUIRE (to drive/to lead) :
j' |
ai conduit |
tu |
as conduit |
il / elle / on |
a conduit |
nous |
avons conduit |
vous |
avez conduit |
ils / elles |
ont conduit |
Note that like all -UIRE verbs, conduire uses the auxiliary avoir, although it refers to movement (see Conjugate coming and going verbs (+ être) in Le Passé Composé (conversational past))
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*The following verbs ending in -uire follow the same conjugation pattern:
produire (to produce)
cuire (to bake/cook)
traduire (to translate)
construire (to construct/build)
détruire (to destroy)
séduire (to seduce)
déduire (to deduct)
etc
cuire (to bake/cook)
traduire (to translate)
construire (to construct/build)
détruire (to destroy)
séduire (to seduce)
déduire (to deduct)
etc
Here are more examples:
J'ai traduit cette chanson de France Gall en anglais.I translated this France Gall song into English.
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Les enquêteurs en ont déduit que c'était l'arme du crime.The investigators concluded that it was the murder weapon.
Il m'a séduit tout de suite avec ses grands yeux bleus.He seduced me right away with his big blue eyes.