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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.



Verb phrases



InfinitiveScored
ouvrirto open

PresentScored
j'ouvreI open
tu ouvresyou open
il ouvrehe opens
elle ouvreshe opens
nous ouvronswe open
vous ouvrezyou open
ils ouvrentthey open
elles ouvrentthey open

ImperfectScored
j'ouvraisI was opening
tu ouvraisyou were opening
il ouvraithe was opening
elle ouvraitshe was opening
nous ouvrionswe were opening
vous ouvriezyou were opening
ils ouvraientthey were opening
elles ouvraientthey 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'ouvrisI opened
tu ouvrisyou opened
il ouvrithe opened
elle ouvritshe opened
nous ouvrîmeswe opened
vous ouvrîtesyou opened
ils ouvrirentthey opened
elles ouvrirentthey opened

Passé ComposéScored
j'ai ouvertI opened
tu as ouvertyou opened
il a ouverthe opened
elle a ouvertshe opened
nous avons ouvertwe opened
vous avez ouvertyou opened
ils ont ouvertthey opened
elles ont ouvertthey opened

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfaitScored
j'avais ouvertI had opened
tu avais ouvertyou had opened
il avait ouverthe had opened
elle avait ouvertshe had opened
nous avions ouvertwe had opened
vous aviez ouvertyou had opened
ils avaient ouvertthey had opened
elles avaient ouvertthey had opened

FutureScored
j'ouvriraiI will open
tu ouvrirasyou will open
il ouvrirahe will open
elle ouvrirashe will open
nous ouvrironswe will open
vous ouvrirezyou will open
ils ouvrirontthey will open
elles ouvrirontthey 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 ouvertI will have opened
tu auras ouvertyou will have opened
il aura ouverthe will have opened
elle aura ouvertshe will have opened
nous aurons ouvertwe will have opened
vous aurez ouvertyou will have opened
ils auront ouvertthey will have opened
elles auront ouvertthey will have opened

ConditionalScored
j'ouvriraisI would open
tu ouvriraisyou would open
il ouvriraithe would open
elle ouvriraitshe would open
nous ouvririonswe would open
vous ouvririezyou would open
ils ouvriraientthey would open
elles ouvriraientthey 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 ouvertI would have opened
tu aurais ouvertyou would have opened
il aurait ouverthe would have opened
elle aurait ouvertshe would have opened
nous aurions ouvertwe would have opened
vous auriez ouvertyou would have opened
ils auraient ouvertthey would have opened
elles auraient ouvertthey would have opened

Present SubjunctiveScored
(... 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 SubjunctiveScored
(... 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

ImperativeScored
ouvre Open
ouvronsLet's open
ouvrez Open

Present ParticipleScored
ouvrant opening

Past ParticipleScored
ouvert opened

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