lire: Conjugation

The lire conjugation tables below show how to form the French verb lire according to tense and person. To listen to the pronunciation of a given tense of lire, click on the loudspeaker icon at the bottom of the table. See the notes on the conjugation of lire at the end of this page.

PresentPerfect

jelis
tulis
il/ellelit
nouslisons
vouslisez
ils/elleslisent
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j'ai lu
tuas lu
il/ellea lu
nousavons lu
vousavez lu
ils/ellesont lu
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ImperfectPluperfect

jelisais
tulisais
il/ellelisait
nouslisions
vouslisiez
ils/elleslisaient
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j'avais lu
tuavais lu
il/elleavait lu
nousavions lu
vousaviez lu
ils/ellesavaient lu
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FutureFuture-perfect

jelirai
tuliras
il/ellelira
nouslirons
vouslirez
ils/ellesliront
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j'aurai lu
tuauras lu
il/elleaura lu
nousaurons lu
vousaurez lu
ils/ellesauront lu
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ConditionalConditional perfect

jelirais
tulirais
il/ellelirait
nouslirions
vousliriez
ils/ellesliraient
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j'aurais lu
tuaurais lu
il/elleaurait lu
nousaurions lu
vousauriez lu
ils/ellesauraient lu
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Present subjunctivePerfect subjunctive

jelise
tulises
il/ellelise
nouslisions
vouslisiez
ils/elleslisent
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j'aie lu
tuaies lu
il/elleait lu
nousayons lu
vousayez lu
ils/ellesaient lu
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Past historicPast anterior

jelus
tulus
il/ellelut
nouslûmes
vouslûtes
ils/elleslurent
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j'eus lu
tueus lu
il/elleeut lu
nouseûmes lu
vouseûtes lu
ils/elleseurent lu
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