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French Verbs

Infinitive - lire - "read", "scan" - irregular verb

Present participle - lisant

Paat participle - lu

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présent de l'indicatif

je lis

I read

tu lis

you read

il lit

he reads

elle lit

she reads

nous lisons

we read

vous lisez

you read

ils lisent

they read

elles lisent

they read

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imparfait de l'indicatif

je lisais

I was reading

tu lisais

you were reading

il lisait

he was reading

elle lisait

she was reading

nous lisions

we were reading

vous lisiez

you were reading

ils lisaient

they were reading

elles lisaient

they were reading

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passé simple

je lus

I read

tu lus

you read

il lut

he read

elle lut

she read

nous lûmes

we read

vous lûtes

you read

ils lurent

they read

elles lurent

they read

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futur

je lirai

I will read

tu liras

you will read

il lira

he will read

elle lira

she will read

nous lirons

we will read

vous lirez

you will read

ils liront

they will read

elles liront

they will read

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conditionnel

je lirais

I would read

tu lirais

you would read

il lirait

he would read

elle lirait

she would read

nous lirions

we would read

vous liriez

you would read

ils liraient

they would read

elles liraient

they would read

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présent du subjonctif

je lise

I were to read

tu lises

you were to read

il lise

he were to read

elle lise

she were to read

nous lisions

we were to read

vous lisiez

you were to read

ils lisent

they were to read

elles lisent

they were to read

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imparfait du subjonctif

je lusse

I were to be reading

tu lusses

you were to be reading

il lût

he were to be reading

elle lût

she were to be reading

nous lussions

we were to be reading

vous lussiez

you were to be reading

ils lussent

they were to be reading

elles lussent

they were to be reading

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passé composé

j'ai lu

I have read

tu as lu

you have read

il a lu

he has read

elle a lu

she has read

nous avons lu

we have read

vous avez lu

you have read

ils ont lu

they have read

elles ont lu

they have read

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plus-que-parfait de l'indicatif

j'avais lu

I had read

tu avais lu

you had read

il avait lu

he had read

elle avait lu

she had read

nous avions lu

we had read

vous aviez lu

you had read

ils avaient lu

they had read

elles avaient lu

they had read

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passé antérieur

j'eus lu

I had read

tu eus lu

you had read

il eut lu

he had read

elle eut lu

she had read

nous eûmes lu

we had read

vous eûtes lu

you had read

ils eurent lu

they had read

elles eurent lu

they had read

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futur antérieur

j'aurai lu

I will have read

tu auras lu

you will have read

il aura lu

he will have read

elle aura lu

she will have read

nous aurons lu

we will have read

vous aurez lu

you will have read

ils auront lu

they will have read

elles auront lu

they will have read

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conditionnel passé

j'aurais lu

I would have read

tu aurais lu

you would have read

il aurait lu

he would have read

elle aurait lu

she would have read

nous aurions lu

we would have read

vous auriez lu

you would have read

ils auraient lu

they would have read

elles auraient lu

they would have read

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passé du subjonctif

j'aie lu

I were to have read

tu aies lu

you were to have read

il ait lu

he were to have read

elle ait lu

she were to have read

nous ayons lu

we were to have read

vous ayez lu

you were to have read

ils aient lu

they were to have read

elles aient lu

they were to have read

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plus-que-parfait du subjonctif

j'eusse lu

I were to have had read

tu eusses lu

you were to have had read

il eût lu

he were to have had read

elle eût lu

she were to have had read

nous eussions lu

we were to have had read

vous eussiez lu

you were to have had read

ils eussent lu

they were to have had read

elles eussent lu

they were to have had read

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impératif

Lis

Read! [you (familiar)]

Lisons

Let's read!

Lisez

Read! [you (formal)]