Lexis Rex Home

Conjugation of the French verb copier

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

copier is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
copier	to copy

Present		Scored
je copie	I copy
tu copies	you copy
il copie	he copies
elle copie	she copies
nous copions	we copy
vous copiez	you copy
ils copient	they copy
elles copient	they copy

Imperfect		Scored
je copiais	I was copying
tu copiais	you were copying
il copiait	he was copying
elle copiait	she was copying
nous copiions	we were copying
vous copiiez	you were copying
ils copiaient	they were copying
elles copiaient	they were copying

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 copiai	I copied
tu copias	you copied
il copia	he copied
elle copia	she copied
nous copiâmes	we copied
vous copiâtes	you copied
ils copièrent	they copied
elles copièrent	they copied

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

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

Future		Scored
je copierai	I will copy
tu copieras	you will copy
il copiera	he will copy
elle copiera	she will copy
nous copierons	we will copy
vous copierez	you will copy
ils copieront	they will copy
elles copieront	they will copy

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

Conditional		Scored
je copierais	I would copy
tu copierais	you would copy
il copierait	he would copy
elle copierait	she would copy
nous copierions	we would copy
vous copieriez	you would copy
ils copieraient	they would copy
elles copieraient	they would copy

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je copie	(... that) I copy
(... que) tu copies	(... that) you copy
(... que) il copie	(... that) he copies
(... que) elle copie	(... that) she copies
(... que) nous copiions	(... that) we copy
(... que) vous copiiez	(... that) you copy
(... que) ils copient	(... that) they copy
(... que) elles copient	(... that) they copy

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je copiasse	(... that) I was copying
(... que) tu copiasses	(... that) you were copying
(... que) il copiât	(... that) he was copying
(... que) elle copiât	(... that) she was copying
(... que) nous copiassions	(... that) we were copying
(... que) vous copiassiez	(... that) you were copying
(... que) ils copiassent	(... that) they were copying
(... que) elles copiassent	(... that) they were copying

Imperative		Scored
copie	Copy
copions	Let's copy
copiez	Copy

Present Participle		Scored
copiant	copying

Past Participle		Scored
copié	copied

Regular conjugation

Irregular conjugation

Spelling change

Learn these with

Multiple Choice

Missing Verb Game