The French verb mourir means "to die". 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 mourir is je meurs, tu meurs, il/elle meurt, nous mourons, vous mourez, ils/elles meurent. It is irregular: all 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is mourant and its past participle is mort. Its compound tenses are formed with être.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| je | meurs (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | meurs (irregular) | |
| il/ | meurt (irregular) | |
| nous | mourons (irregular) | |
| vous | mourez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | meurent (irregular) |
| je | suis mort (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | es mort (irregular) |
| il/ | est mort (irregular) |
| nous | sommes morts (irregular) |
| vous | êtes morts (irregular) |
| ils/ | sont morts (irregular) |
| je | mourais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | mourais (irregular) |
| il/ | mourait (irregular) |
| nous | mourions (irregular) |
| vous | mouriez (irregular) |
| ils/ | mouraient (irregular) |
| je | mourrai (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | mourras (irregular) |
| il/ | mourra (irregular) |
| nous | mourrons (irregular) |
| vous | mourrez (irregular) |
| ils/ | mourront (irregular) |
| je | mourrais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | mourrais (irregular) |
| il/ | mourrait (irregular) |
| nous | mourrions (irregular) |
| vous | mourriez (irregular) |
| ils/ | mourraient (irregular) |
| que je | meure (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | meures (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | meure (irregular) |
| que nous | mourions (irregular) |
| que vous | mouriez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | meurent (irregular) |
| tu | meurs (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | mourons (irregular) |
| vous | mourez (irregular) |
Mourir is irregular. Its present forms use meurs and meurent, while nous and vous use mourons and mourez. Its future and conditional use mourr, and its participles are mourant and mort.
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Mourir is irregular. Its present forms include meurs, meurt, mourons, mourez, and meurent.
The past participle is mort and the present participle is mourant.
They use the stem mourr. The forms include mourrai and mourrais, with mourrons and mourrions for nous.