croire (believe) — French Verbs Conjugation Tables
Learn to conjugate croire (believe) across all tenses in French. Each tense includes real example sentences in French and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.
croire — Present Simple in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | crois | Je crois aux miracles. | I believe in miracles. |
| tu | crois | Tu crois cette histoire ? | Do you believe this story? |
| il/elle | croit | Elle croit tout ce qu'elle lit. | She believes everything she reads. |
| nous | croyons | Nous croyons aux secondes chances. | We believe in second chances. |
| vous | croyez | Vous croyez en la justice. | You all believe in justice. |
| ils/elles | croient | Ils ne croient pas les informations. | They don't believe the news. |
croire — Present Perfect in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | ai cru | J'ai cru son histoire hier. | I believed his story yesterday. |
| tu | as cru | Tu as cru tout ce qu'elle a dit. | You believed everything she said. |
| il/elle | a cru | Il/Elle n'a jamais cru aux fantômes. | He/She never believed in ghosts. |
| nous | avons cru | Nous avons cru qu'on pouvait gagner. | We believed we could win. |
| vous | avez cru | Vous avez cru les nouvelles trop vite. | You all believed the news too quickly. |
| ils/elles | ont cru | Ils/Elles ont cru en moi dès le début. | They believed in me from the start. |
croire — Imperfect in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | croyais | Je croyais au Père Noël. | I used to believe in Santa Claus. |
| tu | croyais | Tu croyais ses mensonges à l'époque. | You believed his lies back then. |
| il/elle | croyait | Il croyait avoir raison. | He believed he was right. |
| nous | croyions | Nous croyions en nous. | We believed in ourselves. |
| vous | croyiez | Vous croyiez le professeur. | You all believed the teacher. |
| ils/elles | croyaient | Elles croyaient aux fantômes quand elles étaient petites. | They believed in ghosts as kids. |
croire — Future in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | croirai | Je ne croirai jamais ça. | I'll never believe that. |
| tu | croiras | Tu me croiras maintenant ? | Will you believe me now? |
| il/elle | croira | Elle le croira quand elle le verra. | She'll believe it when she sees it. |
| nous | croirons | Nous croirons les résultats demain. | We'll believe the results tomorrow. |
| vous | croirez | Vous croirez les preuves. | You all will believe the evidence. |
| ils/elles | croiront | Ils nous croiront finalement. | They'll believe us eventually. |
croire — Conditional in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | croirais | Je te croirais si tu avais des preuves. | I would believe you if you had proof. |
| tu | croirais | Tu croirais une telle histoire ? | Would you believe such a story? |
| il/elle | croirait | Il ne croirait jamais ça. | He would never believe that. |
| nous | croirions | Nous croirions n'importe quoi à ce stade. | We'd believe anything at this point. |
| vous | croiriez | Vous le croiriez. | You all would believe him. |
| ils/elles | croiraient | Elles croiraient une meilleure explication. | They'd believe a better explanation. |