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Conjugation of the French verb cueillir

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

cueillir is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
cueillir	to pick

Present		Scored
je cueille	I pick
tu cueilles	you pick
il cueille	he picks
elle cueille	she picks
nous cueillons	we pick
vous cueillez	you pick
ils cueillent	they pick
elles cueillent	they pick

Imperfect		Scored
je cueillais	I was picking
tu cueillais	you were picking
il cueillait	he was picking
elle cueillait	she was picking
nous cueillions	we were picking
vous cueilliez	you were picking
ils cueillaient	they were picking
elles cueillaient	they were picking

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 cueillis	I picked
tu cueillis	you picked
il cueillit	he picked
elle cueillit	she picked
nous cueillîmes	we picked
vous cueillîtes	you picked
ils cueillirent	they picked
elles cueillirent	they picked

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

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

Future		Scored
je cueillerai	I will pick
tu cueilleras	you will pick
il cueillera	he will pick
elle cueillera	she will pick
nous cueillerons	we will pick
vous cueillerez	you will pick
ils cueilleront	they will pick
elles cueilleront	they will pick

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

Conditional		Scored
je cueillerais	I would pick
tu cueillerais	you would pick
il cueillerait	he would pick
elle cueillerait	she would pick
nous cueillerions	we would pick
vous cueilleriez	you would pick
ils cueilleraient	they would pick
elles cueilleraient	they would pick

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je cueille	(... that) I pick
(... que) tu cueilles	(... that) you pick
(... que) il cueille	(... that) he picks
(... que) elle cueille	(... that) she picks
(... que) nous cueillions	(... that) we pick
(... que) vous cueilliez	(... that) you pick
(... que) ils cueillent	(... that) they pick
(... que) elles cueillent	(... that) they pick

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je cueillisse	(... that) I was picking
(... que) tu cueillisses	(... that) you were picking
(... que) il cueillît	(... that) he was picking
(... que) elle cueillît	(... that) she was picking
(... que) nous cueillissions	(... that) we were picking
(... que) vous cueillissiez	(... that) you were picking
(... que) ils cueillissent	(... that) they were picking
(... que) elles cueillissent	(... that) they were picking

Imperative		Scored
cueille	Pick
cueillons	Let's pick
cueillez	Pick

Present Participle		Scored
cueillant	picking

Past Participle		Scored
cueilli	picked

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