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Conjugation of the French verb ouvrir

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

ouvrir is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
ouvrir	to open

Present		Scored
j'ouvre	I open
tu ouvres	you open
il ouvre	he opens
elle ouvre	she opens
nous ouvrons	we open
vous ouvrez	you open
ils ouvrent	they open
elles ouvrent	they open

Imperfect		Scored
j'ouvrais	I was opening
tu ouvrais	you were opening
il ouvrait	he was opening
elle ouvrait	she was opening
nous ouvrions	we were opening
vous ouvriez	you were opening
ils ouvraient	they were opening
elles ouvraient	they were opening

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
j'ouvris	I opened
tu ouvris	you opened
il ouvrit	he opened
elle ouvrit	she opened
nous ouvrîmes	we opened
vous ouvrîtes	you opened
ils ouvrirent	they opened
elles ouvrirent	they opened

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

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

Future		Scored
j'ouvrirai	I will open
tu ouvriras	you will open
il ouvrira	he will open
elle ouvrira	she will open
nous ouvrirons	we will open
vous ouvrirez	you will open
ils ouvriront	they will open
elles ouvriront	they will open

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

Conditional		Scored
j'ouvrirais	I would open
tu ouvrirais	you would open
il ouvrirait	he would open
elle ouvrirait	she would open
nous ouvririons	we would open
vous ouvririez	you would open
ils ouvriraient	they would open
elles ouvriraient	they would open

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'ouvre	(... that) I open
(... que) tu ouvres	(... that) you open
(... que) il ouvre	(... that) he opens
(... que) elle ouvre	(... that) she opens
(... que) nous ouvrions	(... that) we open
(... que) vous ouvriez	(... that) you open
(... que) ils ouvrent	(... that) they open
(... que) elles ouvrent	(... that) they open

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'ouvrisse	(... that) I was opening
(... que) tu ouvrisses	(... that) you were opening
(... que) il ouvrît	(... that) he was opening
(... que) elle ouvrît	(... that) she was opening
(... que) nous ouvrissions	(... that) we were opening
(... que) vous ouvrissiez	(... that) you were opening
(... que) ils ouvrissent	(... that) they were opening
(... que) elles ouvrissent	(... that) they were opening

Imperative		Scored
ouvre	Open
ouvrons	Let's open
ouvrez	Open

Present Participle		Scored
ouvrant	opening

Past Participle		Scored
ouvert	opened

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