The French verb croire means "to believe". 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 croire is je crois, tu crois, il/elle croit, nous croyons, vous croyez, ils/elles croient. It is irregular: 3 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 croyant and its past participle is cru.
Forms in orange break the regular -re pattern.
| je | crois | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | crois | |
| il/ | croit (irregular) | |
| nous | croyons (irregular) | |
| vous | croyez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | croient |
| j' | ai cru (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | as cru (irregular) |
| il/ | a cru (irregular) |
| nous | avons cru (irregular) |
| vous | avez cru (irregular) |
| ils/ | ont cru (irregular) |
| je | croyais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | croyais (irregular) |
| il/ | croyait (irregular) |
| nous | croyions (irregular) |
| vous | croyiez (irregular) |
| ils/ | croyaient (irregular) |
| je | croirai |
|---|---|
| tu | croiras |
| il/ | croira |
| nous | croirons |
| vous | croirez |
| ils/ | croiront |
| je | croirais |
|---|---|
| tu | croirais |
| il/ | croirait |
| nous | croirions |
| vous | croiriez |
| ils/ | croiraient |
| que je | croie |
|---|---|
| que tu | croies |
| qu'il/ | croie |
| que nous | croyions (irregular) |
| que vous | croyiez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | croient |
| tu | crois |
|---|---|
| nous | croyons (irregular) |
| vous | croyez (irregular) |
Croire is irregular. The present has croit, croyons, and croyez, while the imperfect uses croyais and croyions. Its present participle is croyant and its past participle is cru.
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No. Croire is irregular.
The forms are crois, crois, croit, croyons, croyez, and croient. The nous and vous forms use croy.
The present participle is croyant, the past participle is cru, and the auxiliary is avoir. The compound past uses ai cru, as cru, a cru, avons cru, avez cru, and ont cru.