lire — Present Simple in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | lis | I read a book every evening. | Je lis un livre chaque soir. |
| tu | lis | You read the news online. | Tu lis les nouvelles en ligne. |
| il/elle | lit | She reads to her children. | Elle lit à ses enfants. |
| nous | lisons | We read together on Sundays. | Nous lisons ensemble le dimanche. |
| vous | lisez | You all read very quickly. | Vous lisez très vite. |
| ils/elles | lisent | They read science fiction novels. | Ils lisent des romans de science-fiction. |
lire — Past Compound in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | ai lu | I read three books last month. | J'ai lu trois livres le mois dernier. |
| tu | as lu | Did you read my email? | Tu as lu mon email ? |
| il/elle | a lu | He/She read the whole report yesterday. | Il/Elle a lu tout le rapport hier. |
| nous | avons lu | We read the news this morning. | Nous avons lu les nouvelles ce matin. |
| vous | avez lu | You all read that story already. | Vous avez déjà lu cette histoire. |
| ils/elles | ont lu | They read all the documents. | Ils/Elles ont lu tous les documents. |
lire — Imperfect in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | lisais | I used to read before sleeping. | Je lisais avant de dormir. |
| tu | lisais | You were reading in the garden. | Tu lisais dans le jardin. |
| il/elle | lisait | He read the newspaper every morning. | Il lisait le journal chaque matin. |
| nous | lisions | We were reading the same book. | Nous lisions le même livre. |
| vous | lisiez | You all used to read poetry. | Vous lisiez de la poésie. |
| ils/elles | lisaient | They were reading quietly. | Elles lisaient tranquillement. |
lire — Future in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | lirai | I'll read your email tomorrow. | Je lirai ton email demain. |
| tu | liras | You'll read this article later. | Tu liras cet article plus tard. |
| il/elle | lira | She'll read the report tonight. | Elle lira le rapport ce soir. |
| nous | lirons | We'll read the instructions carefully. | Nous lirons les instructions attentivement. |
| vous | lirez | You all will read the menu first. | Vous lirez le menu d'abord. |
| ils/elles | liront | They'll read the contract tomorrow. | Ils liront le contrat demain. |
lire — Conditional in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | lirais | I'd read more if I had time. | Je lirais plus si j'avais le temps. |
| tu | lirais | You'd read this book for sure. | Tu lirais ce livre c'est sûr. |
| il/elle | lirait | He'd read it with pleasure. | Il lirait ça avec plaisir. |
| nous | lirions | We'd read together every week. | Nous lirions ensemble chaque semaine. |
| vous | liriez | You all would read faster with practice. | Vous liriez plus vite avec de la pratique. |
| ils/elles | liraient | They'd read all night long. | Elles liraient toute la nuit. |
lire — Present Subjunctive in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | lise | I hope that I read this book soon. | J'espère que je lise ce livre bientôt. |
| tu | lises | She wants you to read her letter. | Elle veut que tu lises sa lettre. |
| il/elle | lise | It's important that he/she read the instructions. | Il est important qu'il/elle lise les instructions. |
| nous | lisions | They doubt that we read the newspaper every day. | Ils doutent que nous lisions le journal tous les jours. |
| vous | lisiez | I'm afraid you all won't read my message. | J'ai peur que vous ne lisiez pas mon message. |
| ils/elles | lisent | It's necessary that they read the contract. | Il faut qu'ils/elles lisent le contrat. |