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Conjugation of the French verb boire

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb boire, along with their English translations.

boire is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
boire	to drink

Present		Scored
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

Imperfect		Scored
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

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
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

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai bu	I drank
tu as bu	you drank
il a bu	he drank
elle a bu	she drank
nous avons bu	we drank
vous avez bu	you drank
ils ont bu	they drank
elles ont bu	they drank

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
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

Future		Scored
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

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
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

Conditional		Scored
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

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je boive	(... that) I drink
(... que) tu boives	(... that) you drink
(... que) il boive	(... that) he drinks
(... que) elle boive	(... that) she drinks
(... que) nous buvions	(... that) we drink
(... que) vous buviez	(... that) you drink
(... que) ils boivent	(... that) they drink
(... que) elles boivent	(... that) they drink

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je busse	(... that) I was drinking
(... que) tu busses	(... that) you were drinking
(... que) il bût	(... that) he was drinking
(... que) elle bût	(... that) she was drinking
(... que) nous bussions	(... that) we were drinking
(... que) vous bussiez	(... that) you were drinking
(... que) ils bussent	(... that) they were drinking
(... que) elles bussent	(... that) they were drinking

Imperative		Scored
bois	Drink
buvons	Let's drink
buvez	Drink

Present Participle		Scored
buvant	drinking

Past Participle		Scored
bu	drunk

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