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bouillir
to boil; to be boiling (intransitive)
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 boil |
| tu | you boil |
| il/elle/on | he/she boils |
| nous | we boil |
| vous | you (plural/formal) boil |
| ils/elles | they boil |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I boiled; I have boiled |
| tu | you boiled; you have boiled |
| il/elle/on | he/she boiled; he/she has boiled |
| nous | we boiled; we have boiled |
| vous | you (plural/formal) boiled; you (plural/formal) have boiled |
| ils/elles | they boiled; they have boiled |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to boil |
| tu | you used to boil |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to boil |
| nous | we used to boil |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to boil |
| ils/elles | they used to boil |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had boiled |
| tu | you had boiled |
| il/elle/on | he/she had boiled |
| nous | we had boiled |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had boiled |
| ils/elles | they had boiled |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will boil |
| tu | you will boil |
| il/elle/on | he/she will boil |
| nous | we will boil |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will boil |
| ils/elles | they will boil |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have boiled |
| tu | you will have boiled |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have boiled |
| nous | we will have boiled |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have boiled |
| ils/elles | they will have boiled |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to boil |
| tu | you are going to boil |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to boil |
| nous | we are going to boil |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to boil |
| ils/elles | they are going to boil |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just boiled |
| tu | you have just boiled |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just boiled |
| nous | we have just boiled |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just boiled |
| ils/elles | they have just boiled |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I boiled |
| tu | you boiled |
| il/elle/on | he/she boiled |
| nous | we boiled |
| vous | you (plural/formal) boiled |
| ils/elles | they boiled |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had boiled |
| tu | you had boiled |
| il/elle/on | he/she had boiled |
| nous | we had boiled |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had boiled |
| ils/elles | they had boiled |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would boil |
| tu | you would boil |
| il/elle/on | he/she would boil |
| nous | we would boil |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would boil |
| ils/elles | they would boil |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have boiled |
| tu | you would have boiled |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have boiled |
| nous | we would have boiled |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have boiled |
| ils/elles | they would have boiled |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have boiled |
| tu | you would have boiled |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have boiled |
| nous | we would have boiled |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have boiled |
| ils/elles | they would have boiled |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I boil |
| tu | (that) you boil |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she boils |
| nous | (that) we boil |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) boil |
| ils/elles | (that) they boil |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have boiled |
| tu | (that) you have boiled |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has boiled |
| nous | (that) we have boiled |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have boiled |
| ils/elles | (that) they have boiled |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I boiled |
| tu | (that) you boiled |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she boiled |
| nous | (that) we boiled |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) boiled |
| ils/elles | (that) they boiled |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had boiled |
| tu | (that) you had boiled |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had boiled |
| nous | (that) we had boiled |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had boiled |
| ils/elles | (that) they had boiled |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | boil! |
| nous | let's boil! |
| vous | boil! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have boiled by then! |
| nous | let's have boiled by then! |
| vous | have boiled by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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