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Conjugation of the French verb nourrir

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

nourrir is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
nourrir	to feed

Present		Scored
je nourris	I feed
tu nourris	you feed
il nourrit	he feeds
elle nourrit	she feeds
nous nourrissons	we feed
vous nourrissez	you feed
ils nourrissent	they feed
elles nourrissent	they feed

Imperfect		Scored
je nourrissais	I was feeding
tu nourrissais	you were feeding
il nourrissait	he was feeding
elle nourrissait	she was feeding
nous nourrissions	we were feeding
vous nourrissiez	you were feeding
ils nourrissaient	they were feeding
elles nourrissaient	they were feeding

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 nourris	I fed
tu nourris	you fed
il nourrit	he fed
elle nourrit	she fed
nous nourrîmes	we fed
vous nourrîtes	you fed
ils nourrirent	they fed
elles nourrirent	they fed

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

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

Future		Scored
je nourrirai	I will feed
tu nourriras	you will feed
il nourrira	he will feed
elle nourrira	she will feed
nous nourrirons	we will feed
vous nourrirez	you will feed
ils nourriront	they will feed
elles nourriront	they will feed

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

Conditional		Scored
je nourrirais	I would feed
tu nourrirais	you would feed
il nourrirait	he would feed
elle nourrirait	she would feed
nous nourririons	we would feed
vous nourririez	you would feed
ils nourriraient	they would feed
elles nourriraient	they would feed

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je nourrisse	(... that) I feed
(... que) tu nourrisses	(... that) you feed
(... que) il nourrisse	(... that) he feeds
(... que) elle nourrisse	(... that) she feeds
(... que) nous nourrissions	(... that) we feed
(... que) vous nourrissiez	(... that) you feed
(... que) ils nourrissent	(... that) they feed
(... que) elles nourrissent	(... that) they feed

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je nourrisse	(... that) I was feeding
(... que) tu nourrisses	(... that) you were feeding
(... que) il nourrît	(... that) he was feeding
(... que) elle nourrît	(... that) she was feeding
(... que) nous nourrissions	(... that) we were feeding
(... que) vous nourrissiez	(... that) you were feeding
(... que) ils nourrissent	(... that) they were feeding
(... que) elles nourrissent	(... that) they were feeding

Imperative		Scored
nourris	Feed
nourrissons	Let's feed
nourrissez	Feed

Present Participle		Scored
nourrissant	feeding

Past Participle		Scored
nourri	fed

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