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lire : to read

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lire : to read

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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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Passé composé Compound Past
j'ai lu 🔈I (have) read
tu as lu 🔈you (have) read
il a lu 🔈he (has) read
elle a lu 🔈she (has) read
on a lu 🔈it, one (has) read
nous avons lu 🔈we (have) read
vous avez lu 🔈you (have) read
ils ont lu 🔈they (have) read
elles ont lu 🔈they (have) read
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Imparfait Imperfect
je lisais 🔈I was reading
tu lisais 🔈you were reading
il lisait 🔈he was reading
elle lisait 🔈she was reading
on lisait 🔈it, one was reading
nous lisions 🔈we were reading
vous lisiez 🔈you were reading
ils lisaient 🔈they were reading
elles lisaient 🔈they were reading
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Impératif Imperative
tu : Lis ! 🔈you : Read!
nous : Lisons ! 🔈we : Let's read!
vous : Lisez ! 🔈you : Read!
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Futur Future
je lirai 🔈I will read
tu liras 🔈you will read
il lira 🔈he will read
elle lira 🔈she will read
on lira 🔈it, one will read
nous lirons 🔈we will read
vous lirez 🔈you will read
ils liront 🔈they will read
elles liront 🔈they will read
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Conditionnel Conditional
je lirais 🔈I would read
tu lirais 🔈you would read
il lirait 🔈he would read
elle lirait 🔈she would read
on lirait 🔈it, one would read
nous lirions 🔈we would read
vous liriez 🔈you would read
ils liraient 🔈they would read
elles liraient 🔈they would read
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Subjonctif Subjunctive
que je lise 🔈that I read
que tu lises 🔈that you read
qu'il lise 🔈that he read
qu'elle lise 🔈that she read
qu'on lise 🔈that it, one read
que nous lisions 🔈that we read
que vous lisiez 🔈that you read
qu'ils lisent 🔈that they read
qu'elles lisent 🔈that they read
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lire : to read

subject verb (lire)
je lis
tu lis
il/elle/on lit
nous lisons
vous lisez
ils/elles lisent

verbs with a similar pattern

  • 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​.


Expressions Using Lire

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/

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