Infinitif : lire : to read
Présent | Present Tense |
---|---|
je lis | I read |
tu lis | you read |
il lit | he read |
elle lit | she read |
on lit | it, one read |
nous lisons | we read |
vous lisez | you read |
ils lisent | they read |
elles lisent | they read |
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Présent | Present Tense |
---|---|
je lis | I read |
tu lis | you read |
il lit | he read |
elle lit | she read |
on lit | it, one read |
nous lisons | we read |
vous lisez | you read |
ils lisent | they read |
elles lisent | they read |
Impératif | Imperative |
---|---|
tu : Lis ! | you : Read! |
nous : Lisons ! | we : Let's read! |
vous : Lisez ! | you : Read! |
subject | verb (lire) |
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je | lis |
tu | lis |
il/elle/on | lit |
nous | lisons |
vous | lisez |
ils/elles | lisent |
dire (to say, tell), écrire (to write), and lire (to read) are conjugated mostly* according to the same pattern
Except for the vous form of dire : vous dites
Derivatives (décrire, relire, etc)
élire (to elect), réélire (to reelect), and relire (to read again). They are similar, but not be identical in every case.
Collins French-English Dictionary : "this verb is one of the 1,000 most common words in its translation dictionary"
The passé composé (Compound Past Indicative) is a past tense that can be translated as the simple past or the present perfect. For the verb lire, it is formed with the auxiliary verb avoir and the past participle lu.
Lire dans les pensées : to read someone's thoughts
Lire dans les pensées de quelqu’un : Read somebody’s mind/thoughts
Lire en quelqu’un comme dans livre ouvert : read somebody like a book
Lire sur les lèvres : Lip-read
Lire dans le marc de café : Read tea leaves
Lire en diagonale : to skim through something
Lire la suite : read more (computer prompt)
Lire la presse : to read the (printed) press
https://www.thoughtco.com/lire-to-read-1370489
https://www.clozemaster.com/blog/lire-conjugation/