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Conjugation of the French verb pleurer

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

pleurer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
pleurer	to cry

Present		Scored
je pleure	I cry
tu pleures	you cry
il pleure	he cries
elle pleure	she cries
nous pleurons	we cry
vous pleurez	you cry
ils pleurent	they cry
elles pleurent	they cry

Imperfect		Scored
je pleurais	I was crying
tu pleurais	you were crying
il pleurait	he was crying
elle pleurait	she was crying
nous pleurions	we were crying
vous pleuriez	you were crying
ils pleuraient	they were crying
elles pleuraient	they were crying

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 pleurai	I cried
tu pleuras	you cried
il pleura	he cried
elle pleura	she cried
nous pleurâmes	we cried
vous pleurâtes	you cried
ils pleurèrent	they cried
elles pleurèrent	they cried

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

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

Future		Scored
je pleurerai	I will cry
tu pleureras	you will cry
il pleurera	he will cry
elle pleurera	she will cry
nous pleurerons	we will cry
vous pleurerez	you will cry
ils pleureront	they will cry
elles pleureront	they will cry

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

Conditional		Scored
je pleurerais	I would cry
tu pleurerais	you would cry
il pleurerait	he would cry
elle pleurerait	she would cry
nous pleurerions	we would cry
vous pleureriez	you would cry
ils pleureraient	they would cry
elles pleureraient	they would cry

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je pleure	(... that) I cry
(... que) tu pleures	(... that) you cry
(... que) il pleure	(... that) he cries
(... que) elle pleure	(... that) she cries
(... que) nous pleurions	(... that) we cry
(... que) vous pleuriez	(... that) you cry
(... que) ils pleurent	(... that) they cry
(... que) elles pleurent	(... that) they cry

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je pleurasse	(... that) I was crying
(... que) tu pleurasses	(... that) you were crying
(... que) il pleurât	(... that) he was crying
(... que) elle pleurât	(... that) she was crying
(... que) nous pleurassions	(... that) we were crying
(... que) vous pleurassiez	(... that) you were crying
(... que) ils pleurassent	(... that) they were crying
(... que) elles pleurassent	(... that) they were crying

Imperative		Scored
pleure	Cry
pleurons	Let's cry
pleurez	Cry

Present Participle		Scored
pleurant	crying

Past Participle		Scored
pleuré	cried

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