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French Verbs

Infinitive - boire - "drink" - irregular verb

Present participle - buvant

Past participle - bu

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présent de l'indicatif

je bois

I drink

tu bois

you drink

il boit

he drinks

elle boit

she drinks

nous buvons

we drink

vous buvez

you drink

ils boivent

they drink

elles boivent

they drink

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imparfait de l'indicatif

je buvais

I was drinking

tu buvais

you were drinking

il buvait

he was drinking

elle buvait

she was drinking

nous buvions

we were drinking

vous buviez

you were drinking

ils buvaient

they were drinking

elles buvaient

they were drinking

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passé simple

je bus

I drank

tu bus

you drank

il but

he drank

elle but

she drank

nous bûmes

we drank

vous bûtes

you drank

ils burent

they drank

elles burent

they drank

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futur

je boirai

I will drink

tu boiras

you will drink

il boira

he will drink

elle boira

she will drink

nous boirons

we will drink

vous boirez

you will drink

ils boiront

they will drink

elles boiront

they will drink

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conditionnel

je boirais

I would drink

tu boirais

you would drink

il boirait

he would drink

elle boirait

she would drink

nous boirions

we would drink

vous boiriez

you would drink

ils boiraient

they would drink

elles boiraient

they would drink

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présent du subjonctif

je boive

I were to drink

tu boives

you were to drink

il boive

he were to drink

elle boive

she were to drink

nous buvions

we were to drink

vous buviez

you were to drink

ils boivent

they were to drink

elles boivent

they were to drink

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imparfait du subjonctif

je busse

I were to be drinking

tu busses

you were to be drinking

il bût

he were to be drinking

elle bût

she were to be drinking

nous bussions

we were to be drinking

vous bussiez

you were to be drinking

ils bussent

they were to be drinking

elles bussent

they were to be drinking

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passé composé

j'ai bu

I have drunk

tu as bu

you have drunk

il a bu

he has drunk

elle a bu

she has drunk

nous avons bu

we have drunk

vous avez bu

you have drunk

ils ont bu

they have drunk

elles ont bu

they have drunk

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plus-que-parfait de l'indicatif

j'avais bu

I had drunk

tu avais bu

you had drunk

il avait bu

he had drunk

elle avait bu

she had drunk

nous avions bu

we had drunk

vous aviez bu

you had drunk

ils avaient bu

they had drunk

elles avaient bu

they had drunk

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passé antérieur

j'eus bu

I had drunk

tu eus bu

you had drunk

il eut bu

he had drunk

elle eut bu

she had drunk

nous eûmes bu

we had drunk

vous eûtes bu

you had drunk

ils eurent bu

they had drunk

elles eurent bu

they had drunk

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futur antérieur

j'aurai bu

I will have drunk

tu auras bu

you will have drunk

il aura bu

he will have drunk

elle aura bu

she will have drunk

nous aurons bu

we will have drunk

vous aurez bu

you will have drunk

ils auront bu

they will have drunk

elles auront bu

they will have drunk

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conditionnel passé

j'aurais bu

I would have drunk

tu aurais bu

you would have drunk

il aurait bu

he would have drunk

elle aurait bu

she would have drunk

nous aurions bu

we would have drunk

vous auriez bu

you would have drunk

ils auraient bu

they would have drunk

elles auraient bu

they would have drunk

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passé du subjonctif

j'aie bu

I were to have drunk

tu aies bu

you were to have drunk

il ait bu

he were to have drunk

elle ait bu

she were to have drunk

nous ayons bu

we were to have drunk

vous ayez bu

you were to have drunk

ils aient bu

they were to have drunk

elles aient bu

they were to have drunk

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plus-que-parfait du subjonctif

j'eusse bu

I might have had drunk

tu eusses bu

you might have had drunk

il eût bu

he might have had drunk

elle eût bu

she might have had drunk

nous eussions bu

we might have had drunk

vous eussiez bu

you might have had drunk

ils eussent bu

they might have had drunk

elles eussent bu

they might have had drunk

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impératif

Bois!

Drink! [you (familiar)]

Buvons!

Let's drink!

Buvez!

Drink! [you (formal)]