Conjugation of the French verb boire
A list of the common conjugations for the French verb boire, along with their English translations.Verb phrases
Infinitive | Scored | |
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boire | to drink |
Present | Scored | |
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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 | |
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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 | Scored | |
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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 | |
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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 |
Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait | Scored | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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(... 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 | |
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(... 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 | |
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bois | Drink | |
buvons | Let's drink | |
buvez | Drink |
Present Participle | Scored | |
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buvant | drinking |
Past Participle | Scored | |
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bu | drunk |
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