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Conjugation of the French verb recevoir

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

recevoir is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
recevoir	to receive

Present		Scored
je reçois	I receive
tu reçois	you receive
il reçoit	he receives
elle reçoit	she receives
nous recevons	we receive
vous recevez	you receive
ils reçoivent	they receive
elles reçoivent	they receive

Imperfect		Scored
je recevais	I was receiving
tu recevais	you were receiving
il recevait	he was receiving
elle recevait	she was receiving
nous recevions	we were receiving
vous receviez	you were receiving
ils recevaient	they were receiving
elles recevaient	they were receiving

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 reçus	I received
tu reçus	you received
il reçut	he received
elle reçut	she received
nous reçûmes	we received
vous reçûtes	you received
ils reçurent	they received
elles reçurent	they received

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

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

Future		Scored
je recevrai	I will receive
tu recevras	you will receive
il recevra	he will receive
elle recevra	she will receive
nous recevrons	we will receive
vous recevrez	you will receive
ils recevront	they will receive
elles recevront	they will receive

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

Conditional		Scored
je recevrais	I would receive
tu recevrais	you would receive
il recevrait	he would receive
elle recevrait	she would receive
nous recevrions	we would receive
vous recevriez	you would receive
ils recevraient	they would receive
elles recevraient	they would receive

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je reçoive	(... that) I receive
(... que) tu reçoives	(... that) you receive
(... que) il reçoive	(... that) he receives
(... que) elle reçoive	(... that) she receives
(... que) nous recevions	(... that) we receive
(... que) vous receviez	(... that) you receive
(... que) ils reçoivent	(... that) they receive
(... que) elles reçoivent	(... that) they receive

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je reçusse	(... that) I was receiving
(... que) tu reçusses	(... that) you were receiving
(... que) il reçût	(... that) he was receiving
(... que) elle reçût	(... that) she was receiving
(... que) nous reçussions	(... that) we were receiving
(... que) vous reçussiez	(... that) you were receiving
(... que) ils reçussent	(... that) they were receiving
(... que) elles reçussent	(... that) they were receiving

Imperative		Scored
reçois	Receive
recevons	Let's receive
recevez	Receive

Present Participle		Scored
recevant	receiving

Past Participle		Scored
reçu	received

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