boire

/bwaʁ/

verb #658 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to drink

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jeboisbuvaisbusboiraiboirais
tuboisbuvaisbusboirasboirais
il/elleboitbuvaitbutboiraboirait
nousbuvonsbuvionsbûmesboironsboirions
vousbuvezbuviezbûtesboirezboiriez
ils/ellesboiventbuvaientburentboirontboiraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeboivebusse
tuboivesbusses
il/elleboivebût
nousbuvionsbussions
vousbuviezbussiez
ils/ellesboiventbussent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tubois
nousbuvons
vousbuvez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
buvant
Past participle
bu, bue, bus, bues

Examples

?

Do you want to drink something before leaving?

litres ' .

You should drink at least two litres of water a day.

'alcool.

She never drinks alcohol.

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