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Conjugation of the French verb élire

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

élire is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
élire	to elect

Present		Scored
j'élis	I elect
tu élis	you elect
il élit	he elects
elle élit	she elects
nous élisons	we elect
vous élisez	you elect
ils élisent	they elect
elles élisent	they elect

Imperfect		Scored
j'élisais	I was electing
tu élisais	you were electing
il élisait	he was electing
elle élisait	she was electing
nous élisions	we were electing
vous élisiez	you were electing
ils élisaient	they were electing
elles élisaient	they were electing

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'élus	I elected
tu élus	you elected
il élut	he elected
elle élut	she elected
nous élûmes	we elected
vous élûtes	you elected
ils élurent	they elected
elles élurent	they elected

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

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

Future		Scored
j'élirai	I will elect
tu éliras	you will elect
il élira	he will elect
elle élira	she will elect
nous élirons	we will elect
vous élirez	you will elect
ils éliront	they will elect
elles éliront	they will elect

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

Conditional		Scored
j'élirais	I would elect
tu élirais	you would elect
il élirait	he would elect
elle élirait	she would elect
nous élirions	we would elect
vous éliriez	you would elect
ils éliraient	they would elect
elles éliraient	they would elect

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'élise	(... that) I elect
(... que) tu élises	(... that) you elect
(... que) il élise	(... that) he elects
(... que) elle élise	(... that) she elects
(... que) nous élisions	(... that) we elect
(... que) vous élisiez	(... that) you elect
(... que) ils élisent	(... that) they elect
(... que) elles élisent	(... that) they elect

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'élusse	(... that) I was electing
(... que) tu élusses	(... that) you were electing
(... que) il élût	(... that) he was electing
(... que) elle élût	(... that) she was electing
(... que) nous élussions	(... that) we were electing
(... que) vous élussiez	(... that) you were electing
(... que) ils élussent	(... that) they were electing
(... que) elles élussent	(... that) they were electing

Imperative		Scored
élis	Elect
élisons	Let's elect
élisez	Elect

Present Participle		Scored
élisant	electing

Past Participle		Scored
élu	elected

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