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Conjugation of the French verb crier

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

crier is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
crier	to scream

Present		Scored
je crie	I scream
tu cries	you scream
il crie	he screams
elle crie	she screams
nous crions	we scream
vous criez	you scream
ils crient	they scream
elles crient	they scream

Imperfect		Scored
je criais	I was screaming
tu criais	you were screaming
il criait	he was screaming
elle criait	she was screaming
nous criions	we were screaming
vous criiez	you were screaming
ils criaient	they were screaming
elles criaient	they were screaming

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 criai	I screamed
tu crias	you screamed
il cria	he screamed
elle cria	she screamed
nous criâmes	we screamed
vous criâtes	you screamed
ils crièrent	they screamed
elles crièrent	they screamed

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

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

Future		Scored
je crierai	I will scream
tu crieras	you will scream
il criera	he will scream
elle criera	she will scream
nous crierons	we will scream
vous crierez	you will scream
ils crieront	they will scream
elles crieront	they will scream

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

Conditional		Scored
je crierais	I would scream
tu crierais	you would scream
il crierait	he would scream
elle crierait	she would scream
nous crierions	we would scream
vous crieriez	you would scream
ils crieraient	they would scream
elles crieraient	they would scream

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je crie	(... that) I scream
(... que) tu cries	(... that) you scream
(... que) il crie	(... that) he screams
(... que) elle crie	(... that) she screams
(... que) nous criions	(... that) we scream
(... que) vous criiez	(... that) you scream
(... que) ils crient	(... that) they scream
(... que) elles crient	(... that) they scream

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je criasse	(... that) I was screaming
(... que) tu criasses	(... that) you were screaming
(... que) il criât	(... that) he was screaming
(... que) elle criât	(... that) she was screaming
(... que) nous criassions	(... that) we were screaming
(... que) vous criassiez	(... that) you were screaming
(... que) ils criassent	(... that) they were screaming
(... que) elles criassent	(... that) they were screaming

Imperative		Scored
crie	Scream
crions	Let's scream
criez	Scream

Present Participle		Scored
criant	screaming

Past Participle		Scored
crié	screamed

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