Conjugation of the French verb respirer
A list of the common conjugations for the French verb respirer, along with their English translations.Verb phrases
| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| respirer | to breathe | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je respire | I breathe | |
| tu respires | you breathe | |
| il respire | he breathes | |
| elle respire | she breathes | |
| nous respirons | we breathe | |
| vous respirez | you breathe | |
| ils respirent | they breathe | |
| elles respirent | they breathe | |
| Imperfect | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je respirais | I was breathing | |
| tu respirais | you were breathing | |
| il respirait | he was breathing | |
| elle respirait | she was breathing | |
| nous respirions | we were breathing | |
| vous respiriez | you were breathing | |
| ils respiraient | they were breathing | |
| elles respiraient | they were breathing | |
| Past Historic / Passé Simple | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je respirai | I breathed | |
| tu respiras | you breathed | |
| il respira | he breathed | |
| elle respira | she breathed | |
| nous respirâmes | we breathed | |
| vous respirâtes | you breathed | |
| ils respirèrent | they breathed | |
| elles respirèrent | they breathed | |
| Passé Composé | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'ai respiré | I breathed | |
| tu as respiré | you breathed | |
| il a respiré | he breathed | |
| elle a respiré | she breathed | |
| nous avons respiré | we breathed | |
| vous avez respiré | you breathed | |
| ils ont respiré | they breathed | |
| elles ont respiré | they breathed | |
| Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'avais respiré | I had breathed | |
| tu avais respiré | you had breathed | |
| il avait respiré | he had breathed | |
| elle avait respiré | she had breathed | |
| nous avions respiré | we had breathed | |
| vous aviez respiré | you had breathed | |
| ils avaient respiré | they had breathed | |
| elles avaient respiré | they had breathed | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je respirerai | I will breathe | |
| tu respireras | you will breathe | |
| il respirera | he will breathe | |
| elle respirera | she will breathe | |
| nous respirerons | we will breathe | |
| vous respirerez | you will breathe | |
| ils respireront | they will breathe | |
| elles respireront | they will breathe | |
| 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 respiré | I will have breathed | |
| tu auras respiré | you will have breathed | |
| il aura respiré | he will have breathed | |
| elle aura respiré | she will have breathed | |
| nous aurons respiré | we will have breathed | |
| vous aurez respiré | you will have breathed | |
| ils auront respiré | they will have breathed | |
| elles auront respiré | they will have breathed | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je respirerais | I would breathe | |
| tu respirerais | you would breathe | |
| il respirerait | he would breathe | |
| elle respirerait | she would breathe | |
| nous respirerions | we would breathe | |
| vous respireriez | you would breathe | |
| ils respireraient | they would breathe | |
| elles respireraient | they would breathe | |
| 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 respiré | I would have breathed | |
| tu aurais respiré | you would have breathed | |
| il aurait respiré | he would have breathed | |
| elle aurait respiré | she would have breathed | |
| nous aurions respiré | we would have breathed | |
| vous auriez respiré | you would have breathed | |
| ils auraient respiré | they would have breathed | |
| elles auraient respiré | they would have breathed | |
| Present Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) nous respirions | (... that) we breathe | |
| (... que) vous respiriez | (... that) you breathe | |
| (... que) ils respirent | (... that) they breathe | |
| (... que) elles respirent | (... that) they breathe | |
| Imperfect Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) je respirasse | (... that) I was breathing | |
| (... que) tu respirasses | (... that) you were breathing | |
| (... que) il respirât | (... that) he was breathing | |
| (... que) elle respirât | (... that) she was breathing | |
| (... que) nous respirassions | (... that) we were breathing | |
| (... que) vous respirassiez | (... that) you were breathing | |
| (... que) ils respirassent | (... that) they were breathing | |
| (... que) elles respirassent | (... that) they were breathing | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| respire | Breathe | |
| respirons | Let's breathe | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| respirant | breathing | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| respiré | breathed | |
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