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Conjugation of the French verb mourir

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

mourir is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
mourir	to die

Present		Scored
je meurs	I die
tu meurs	you die
il meurt	he dies
elle meurt	she dies
nous mourons	we die
vous mourez	you die
ils meurent	they die
elles meurent	they die

Imperfect		Scored
je mourais	I was dying
tu mourais	you were dying
il mourait	he was dying
elle mourait	she was dying
nous mourions	we were dying
vous mouriez	you were dying
ils mouraient	they were dying
elles mouraient	they were dying

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 mourus	I died
tu mourus	you died
il mourut	he died
elle mourut	she died
nous mourûmes	we died
vous mourûtes	you died
ils moururent	they died
elles moururent	they died

Passé Composé		Scored
je suis mort	I died
tu es mort	you died
il est mort	he died
elle est morte	she died
nous sommes morts	we died
vous êtes mort	you died
ils sont morts	they died
elles sont mortes	they died

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'étais mort	I had died
tu étais mort	you had died
il était mort	he had died
elle était morte	she had died
nous étions morts	we had died
vous étiez mort	you had died
ils étaient morts	they had died
elles étaient mortes	they had died

Future		Scored
je mourrai	I will die
tu mourras	you will die
il mourra	he will die
elle mourra	she will die
nous mourrons	we will die
vous mourrez	you will die
ils mourront	they will die
elles mourront	they will die

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
je serai mort	I will have died
tu seras mort	you will have died
il sera mort	he will have died
elle sera morte	she will have died
nous serons morts	we will have died
vous serez mort	you will have died
ils seront morts	they will have died
elles seront mortes	they will have died

Conditional		Scored
je mourrais	I would die
tu mourrais	you would die
il mourrait	he would die
elle mourrait	she would die
nous mourrions	we would die
vous mourriez	you would die
ils mourraient	they would die
elles mourraient	they would die

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
je serais mort	I would have died
tu serais mort	you would have died
il serait mort	he would have died
elle serait morte	she would have died
nous serions morts	we would have died
vous seriez mort	you would have died
ils seraient morts	they would have died
elles seraient mortes	they would have died

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je meure	(... that) I die
(... que) tu meures	(... that) you die
(... que) il meure	(... that) he dies
(... que) elle meure	(... that) she dies
(... que) nous mourions	(... that) we die
(... que) vous mouriez	(... that) you die
(... que) ils meurent	(... that) they die
(... que) elles meurent	(... that) they die

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je mourusse	(... that) I was dying
(... que) tu mourusses	(... that) you were dying
(... que) il mourût	(... that) he was dying
(... que) elle mourût	(... that) she was dying
(... que) nous mourussions	(... that) we were dying
(... que) vous mourussiez	(... that) you were dying
(... que) ils mourussent	(... that) they were dying
(... que) elles mourussent	(... that) they were dying

Imperative		Scored
meurs	Die
mourons	Let's die
mourez	Die

Present Participle		Scored
mourant	dying

Past Participle		Scored
mort	died

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