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boire
to drink
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I drink |
| tu | you drink |
| il/elle/on | he/she drinks |
| nous | we drink |
| vous | you (plural/formal) drink |
| ils/elles | they drink |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I drank; I have drunk |
| tu | you drank; you have drunk |
| il/elle/on | he/she drank; he/she has drunk |
| nous | we drank; we have drunk |
| vous | you (plural/formal) drank; you (plural/formal) have drunk |
| ils/elles | they drank; they have drunk |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to drink |
| tu | you used to drink |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to drink |
| nous | we used to drink |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to drink |
| ils/elles | they used to drink |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had drunk |
| tu | you had drunk |
| il/elle/on | he/she had drunk |
| nous | we had drunk |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had drunk |
| ils/elles | they had drunk |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will drink |
| tu | you will drink |
| il/elle/on | he/she will drink |
| nous | we will drink |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will drink |
| ils/elles | they will drink |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have drunk |
| tu | you will have drunk |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have drunk |
| nous | we will have drunk |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have drunk |
| ils/elles | they will have drunk |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to drink |
| tu | you are going to drink |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to drink |
| nous | we are going to drink |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to drink |
| ils/elles | they are going to drink |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just drunk |
| tu | you have just drunk |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just drunk |
| nous | we have just drunk |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just drunk |
| ils/elles | they have just drunk |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I drank |
| tu | you drank |
| il/elle/on | he/she drank |
| nous | we drank |
| vous | you (plural/formal) drank |
| ils/elles | they drank |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had drunk |
| tu | you had drunk |
| il/elle/on | he/she had drunk |
| nous | we had drunk |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had drunk |
| ils/elles | they had drunk |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would drink |
| tu | you would drink |
| il/elle/on | he/she would drink |
| nous | we would drink |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would drink |
| ils/elles | they would drink |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have drunk |
| tu | you would have drunk |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have drunk |
| nous | we would have drunk |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have drunk |
| ils/elles | they would have drunk |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have drunk |
| tu | you would have drunk |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have drunk |
| nous | we would have drunk |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have drunk |
| ils/elles | they would have drunk |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I drink |
| tu | (that) you drink |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she drinks |
| nous | (that) we drink |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) drink |
| ils/elles | (that) they drink |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have drunk |
| tu | (that) you have drunk |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has drunk |
| nous | (that) we have drunk |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have drunk |
| ils/elles | (that) they have drunk |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I drank |
| tu | (that) you drank |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she drank |
| nous | (that) we drank |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) drank |
| ils/elles | (that) they drank |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had drunk |
| tu | (that) you had drunk |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had drunk |
| nous | (that) we had drunk |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had drunk |
| ils/elles | (that) they had drunk |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | drink! |
| nous | let's drink! |
| vous | drink! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have drunk by then! |
| nous | let's have drunk by then! |
| vous | have drunk by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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