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Conjugation of the French verb prier

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

prier is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
prier	to pray

Present		Scored
je prie	I pray
tu pries	you pray
il prie	he prays
elle prie	she prays
nous prions	we pray
vous priez	you pray
ils prient	they pray
elles prient	they pray

Imperfect		Scored
je priais	I was praying
tu priais	you were praying
il priait	he was praying
elle priait	she was praying
nous priions	we were praying
vous priiez	you were praying
ils priaient	they were praying
elles priaient	they were praying

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 priai	I prayed
tu prias	you prayed
il pria	he prayed
elle pria	she prayed
nous priâmes	we prayed
vous priâtes	you prayed
ils prièrent	they prayed
elles prièrent	they prayed

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

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

Future		Scored
je prierai	I will pray
tu prieras	you will pray
il priera	he will pray
elle priera	she will pray
nous prierons	we will pray
vous prierez	you will pray
ils prieront	they will pray
elles prieront	they will pray

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

Conditional		Scored
je prierais	I would pray
tu prierais	you would pray
il prierait	he would pray
elle prierait	she would pray
nous prierions	we would pray
vous prieriez	you would pray
ils prieraient	they would pray
elles prieraient	they would pray

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je prie	(... that) I pray
(... que) tu pries	(... that) you pray
(... que) il prie	(... that) he prays
(... que) elle prie	(... that) she prays
(... que) nous priions	(... that) we pray
(... que) vous priiez	(... that) you pray
(... que) ils prient	(... that) they pray
(... que) elles prient	(... that) they pray

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je priasse	(... that) I was praying
(... que) tu priasses	(... that) you were praying
(... que) il priât	(... that) he was praying
(... que) elle priât	(... that) she was praying
(... que) nous priassions	(... that) we were praying
(... que) vous priassiez	(... that) you were praying
(... que) ils priassent	(... that) they were praying
(... que) elles priassent	(... that) they were praying

Imperative		Scored
prie	Pray
prions	Let's pray
priez	Pray

Present Participle		Scored
priant	praying

Past Participle		Scored
prié	prayed

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