The French verb boire means "to drink". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of boire is je bois, tu bois, il/elle boit, nous buvons, vous buvez, ils/elles boivent. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -re pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is buvant and its past participle is bu.
Forms in orange break the regular -re pattern.
| je | bois | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | bois | |
| il/ | boit (irregular) | |
| nous | buvons (irregular) | |
| vous | buvez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | boivent (irregular) |
| j' | ai bu (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | as bu (irregular) |
| il/ | a bu (irregular) |
| nous | avons bu (irregular) |
| vous | avez bu (irregular) |
| ils/ | ont bu (irregular) |
| je | buvais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | buvais (irregular) |
| il/ | buvait (irregular) |
| nous | buvions (irregular) |
| vous | buviez (irregular) |
| ils/ | buvaient (irregular) |
| je | boirai |
|---|---|
| tu | boiras |
| il/ | boira |
| nous | boirons |
| vous | boirez |
| ils/ | boiront |
| je | boirais |
|---|---|
| tu | boirais |
| il/ | boirait |
| nous | boirions |
| vous | boiriez |
| ils/ | boiraient |
| que je | boive (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | boives (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | boive (irregular) |
| que nous | buvions (irregular) |
| que vous | buviez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | boivent (irregular) |
| tu | bois |
|---|---|
| nous | buvons (irregular) |
| vous | buvez (irregular) |
Boire is irregular. Its present forms include boit, buvons, buvez, and boivent, while the imperfect uses buvais and buvions. The present participle is buvant and the past participle is bu.
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No. Boire is irregular.
The forms are bois, bois, boit, buvons, buvez, and boivent.
The present participle is buvant, the past participle is bu, and the auxiliary is avoir.