The French verb lire means "to read". 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 lire is je lis, tu lis, il/elle lit, nous lisons, vous lisez, ils/elles lisent. 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 lisant and its past participle is lu.
Forms in orange break the regular -re pattern.
| je | lis | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | lis | |
| il/ | lit (irregular) | |
| nous | lisons (irregular) | |
| vous | lisez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | lisent (irregular) |
| j' | ai lu (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | as lu (irregular) |
| il/ | a lu (irregular) |
| nous | avons lu (irregular) |
| vous | avez lu (irregular) |
| ils/ | ont lu (irregular) |
| je | lisais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | lisais (irregular) |
| il/ | lisait (irregular) |
| nous | lisions (irregular) |
| vous | lisiez (irregular) |
| ils/ | lisaient (irregular) |
| je | lirai |
|---|---|
| tu | liras |
| il/ | lira |
| nous | lirons |
| vous | lirez |
| ils/ | liront |
| je | lirais |
|---|---|
| tu | lirais |
| il/ | lirait |
| nous | lirions |
| vous | liriez |
| ils/ | liraient |
| que je | lise (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | lises (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | lise (irregular) |
| que nous | lisions (irregular) |
| que vous | lisiez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | lisent (irregular) |
| tu | lis |
|---|---|
| nous | lisons (irregular) |
| vous | lisez (irregular) |
Lire is irregular. Its forms include lit, lisons, lisez, lisent, lisant, and lu.
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No, lire is irregular. Its table includes forms such as lit, lisons, lisez, lisent, and lu.
The forms are lise, lises, lise, lisions, lisiez, and lisent.
The present participle is lisant, the past participle is lu, and the auxiliary is avoir.