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