How do you conjugate "lire" in the Present Simple tense in French?

Present Simple conjugation of lire: je lis, tu lis, il/elle lit, nous lisons, vous lisez, ils/elles lisent. Example: "Je lis un livre chaque soir." — "I read a book every evening."

How do you conjugate "lire" in the Present Perfect tense in French?

Present Perfect conjugation of lire: je ai lu, tu as lu, il/elle a lu, nous avons lu, vous avez lu, ils/elles ont lu. Example: "J'ai lu trois livres le mois dernier." — "I read three books last month."

How do you conjugate "lire" in the Imperfect tense in French?

Imperfect conjugation of lire: je lisais, tu lisais, il/elle lisait, nous lisions, vous lisiez, ils/elles lisaient. Example: "Je lisais avant de dormir." — "I used to read before sleeping."

How do you conjugate "lire" in the Future tense in French?

Future conjugation of lire: je lirai, tu liras, il/elle lira, nous lirons, vous lirez, ils/elles liront. Example: "Je lirai ton email demain." — "I'll read your email tomorrow."

How do you conjugate "lire" in the Conditional tense in French?

Conditional conjugation of lire: je lirais, tu lirais, il/elle lirait, nous lirions, vous liriez, ils/elles liraient. Example: "Je lirais plus si j'avais le temps." — "I'd read more if I had time."

lire (read) — French Conjugation, All Tenses & Examples

lire (read) — French Verbs Conjugation Tables

Learn to conjugate lire (read) across all tenses in French. Each tense includes real example sentences in French and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.

lire — Present Simple in French

lire Present Simple conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in French	English
je	lis	Je lis un livre chaque soir.	I read a book every evening.
tu	lis	Tu lis les nouvelles en ligne.	You read the news online.
il/elle	lit	Elle lit à ses enfants.	She reads to her children.
nous	lisons	Nous lisons ensemble le dimanche.	We read together on Sundays.
vous	lisez	Vous lisez très vite.	You all read very quickly.
ils/elles	lisent	Ils lisent des romans de science-fiction.	They read science fiction novels.

lire — Present Perfect in French

lire Present Perfect conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in French	English
je	ai lu	J'ai lu trois livres le mois dernier.	I read three books last month.
tu	as lu	Tu as lu mon email ?	Did you read my email?
il/elle	a lu	Il/Elle a lu tout le rapport hier.	He/She read the whole report yesterday.
nous	avons lu	Nous avons lu les nouvelles ce matin.	We read the news this morning.
vous	avez lu	Vous avez déjà lu cette histoire.	You all read that story already.
ils/elles	ont lu	Ils/Elles ont lu tous les documents.	They read all the documents.

lire — Imperfect in French

lire Imperfect conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in French	English
je	lisais	Je lisais avant de dormir.	I used to read before sleeping.
tu	lisais	Tu lisais dans le jardin.	You were reading in the garden.
il/elle	lisait	Il lisait le journal chaque matin.	He read the newspaper every morning.
nous	lisions	Nous lisions le même livre.	We were reading the same book.
vous	lisiez	Vous lisiez de la poésie.	You all used to read poetry.
ils/elles	lisaient	Elles lisaient tranquillement.	They were reading quietly.

lire — Future in French

lire Future conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in French	English
je	lirai	Je lirai ton email demain.	I'll read your email tomorrow.
tu	liras	Tu liras cet article plus tard.	You'll read this article later.
il/elle	lira	Elle lira le rapport ce soir.	She'll read the report tonight.
nous	lirons	Nous lirons les instructions attentivement.	We'll read the instructions carefully.
vous	lirez	Vous lirez le menu d'abord.	You all will read the menu first.
ils/elles	liront	Ils liront le contrat demain.	They'll read the contract tomorrow.

lire — Conditional in French

lire Conditional conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in French	English
je	lirais	Je lirais plus si j'avais le temps.	I'd read more if I had time.
tu	lirais	Tu lirais ce livre c'est sûr.	You'd read this book for sure.
il/elle	lirait	Il lirait ça avec plaisir.	He'd read it with pleasure.
nous	lirions	Nous lirions ensemble chaque semaine.	We'd read together every week.
vous	liriez	Vous liriez plus vite avec de la pratique.	You all would read faster with practice.
ils/elles	liraient	Elles liraient toute la nuit.	They'd read all night long.