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
| 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
| 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
| 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. |