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Conjugation of the French verb lire

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



Verb phrases



InfinitiveScored
lireto read

PresentScored
je lisI read
tu lisyou read
il lithe reads
elle litshe reads
nous lisonswe read
vous lisezyou read
ils lisentthey read
elles lisentthey read

ImperfectScored
je lisaisI was reading
tu lisaisyou were reading
il lisaithe was reading
elle lisaitshe was reading
nous lisionswe were reading
vous lisiezyou were reading
ils lisaientthey were reading
elles lisaientthey were reading

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 lusI read
tu lusyou read
il luthe read
elle lutshe read
nous lûmeswe read
vous lûtesyou read
ils lurentthey read
elles lurentthey read

Passé ComposéScored
j'ai luI read
tu as luyou read
il a luhe read
elle a lushe read
nous avons luwe read
vous avez luyou read
ils ont luthey read
elles ont luthey read

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfaitScored
j'avais luI had read
tu avais luyou had read
il avait luhe had read
elle avait lushe had read
nous avions luwe had read
vous aviez luyou had read
ils avaient luthey had read
elles avaient luthey had read

FutureScored
je liraiI will read
tu lirasyou will read
il lirahe will read
elle lirashe will read
nous lironswe will read
vous lirezyou will read
ils lirontthey will read
elles lirontthey will read

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 luI will have read
tu auras luyou will have read
il aura luhe will have read
elle aura lushe will have read
nous aurons luwe will have read
vous aurez luyou will have read
ils auront luthey will have read
elles auront luthey will have read

ConditionalScored
je liraisI would read
tu liraisyou would read
il liraithe would read
elle liraitshe would read
nous lirionswe would read
vous liriezyou would read
ils liraientthey would read
elles liraientthey would read

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 luI would have read
tu aurais luyou would have read
il aurait luhe would have read
elle aurait lushe would have read
nous aurions luwe would have read
vous auriez luyou would have read
ils auraient luthey would have read
elles auraient luthey would have read

Present SubjunctiveScored
(... que) je lise(... that) I read
(... que) tu lises(... that) you read
(... que) il lise(... that) he reads
(... que) elle lise(... that) she reads
(... que) nous lisions(... that) we read
(... que) vous lisiez(... that) you read
(... que) ils lisent(... that) they read
(... que) elles lisent(... that) they read

Imperfect SubjunctiveScored
(... que) je lusse(... that) I was reading
(... que) tu lusses(... that) you were reading
(... que) il lût(... that) he was reading
(... que) elle lût(... that) she was reading
(... que) nous lussions(... that) we were reading
(... que) vous lussiez(... that) you were reading
(... que) ils lussent(... that) they were reading
(... que) elles lussent(... that) they were reading

ImperativeScored
lis Read
lisonsLet's read
lisez Read

Present ParticipleScored
lisant reading

Past ParticipleScored
lu read

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Regular conjugation
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