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Conjugation of the French verb chérir

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

chérir is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
chérir	to cherish

Present		Scored
je chéris	I cherish
tu chéris	you cherish
il chérit	he cherishes
elle chérit	she cherishes
nous chérissons	we cherish
vous chérissez	you cherish
ils chérissent	they cherish
elles chérissent	they cherish

Imperfect		Scored
je chérissais	I was cherishing
tu chérissais	you were cherishing
il chérissait	he was cherishing
elle chérissait	she was cherishing
nous chérissions	we were cherishing
vous chérissiez	you were cherishing
ils chérissaient	they were cherishing
elles chérissaient	they were cherishing

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 chéris	I cherished
tu chéris	you cherished
il chérit	he cherished
elle chérit	she cherished
nous chérîmes	we cherished
vous chérîtes	you cherished
ils chérirent	they cherished
elles chérirent	they cherished

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

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais chéri	I had cherished
tu avais chéri	you had cherished
il avait chéri	he had cherished
elle avait chéri	she had cherished
nous avions chéri	we had cherished
vous aviez chéri	you had cherished
ils avaient chéri	they had cherished
elles avaient chéri	they had cherished

Future		Scored
je chérirai	I will cherish
tu chériras	you will cherish
il chérira	he will cherish
elle chérira	she will cherish
nous chérirons	we will cherish
vous chérirez	you will cherish
ils chériront	they will cherish
elles chériront	they will cherish

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 chéri	I will have cherished
tu auras chéri	you will have cherished
il aura chéri	he will have cherished
elle aura chéri	she will have cherished
nous aurons chéri	we will have cherished
vous aurez chéri	you will have cherished
ils auront chéri	they will have cherished
elles auront chéri	they will have cherished

Conditional		Scored
je chérirais	I would cherish
tu chérirais	you would cherish
il chérirait	he would cherish
elle chérirait	she would cherish
nous chéririons	we would cherish
vous chéririez	you would cherish
ils chériraient	they would cherish
elles chériraient	they would cherish

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 chéri	I would have cherished
tu aurais chéri	you would have cherished
il aurait chéri	he would have cherished
elle aurait chéri	she would have cherished
nous aurions chéri	we would have cherished
vous auriez chéri	you would have cherished
ils auraient chéri	they would have cherished
elles auraient chéri	they would have cherished

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je chérisse	(... that) I cherish
(... que) tu chérisses	(... that) you cherish
(... que) il chérisse	(... that) he cherishes
(... que) elle chérisse	(... that) she cherishes
(... que) nous chérissions	(... that) we cherish
(... que) vous chérissiez	(... that) you cherish
(... que) ils chérissent	(... that) they cherish
(... que) elles chérissent	(... that) they cherish

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je chérisse	(... that) I was cherishing
(... que) tu chérisses	(... that) you were cherishing
(... que) il chérît	(... that) he was cherishing
(... que) elle chérît	(... that) she was cherishing
(... que) nous chérissions	(... that) we were cherishing
(... que) vous chérissiez	(... that) you were cherishing
(... que) ils chérissent	(... that) they were cherishing
(... que) elles chérissent	(... that) they were cherishing

Imperative		Scored
chéris	Cherish
chérissons	Let's cherish
chérissez	Cherish

Present Participle		Scored
chérissant	cherishing

Past Participle		Scored
chéri	cherished

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