The French verb pleurer means "to cry". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, 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 pleurer is je pleure, tu pleures, il/elle pleure, nous pleurons, vous pleurez, ils/elles pleurent. It is a regular -er verb, so every tense takes the standard -er endings. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is pleurant and its past participle is pleuré.
| je | pleure | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | pleures | |
| il/ | pleure | |
| nous | pleurons | |
| vous | pleurez | |
| ils/ | pleurent |
| j' | ai pleuré |
|---|---|
| tu | as pleuré |
| il/ | a pleuré |
| nous | avons pleuré |
| vous | avez pleuré |
| ils/ | ont pleuré |
| je | pleurais |
|---|---|
| tu | pleurais |
| il/ | pleurait |
| nous | pleurions |
| vous | pleuriez |
| ils/ | pleuraient |
| je | pleurerai |
|---|---|
| tu | pleureras |
| il/ | pleurera |
| nous | pleurerons |
| vous | pleurerez |
| ils/ | pleureront |
| je | pleurerais |
|---|---|
| tu | pleurerais |
| il/ | pleurerait |
| nous | pleurerions |
| vous | pleureriez |
| ils/ | pleureraient |
| que je | pleure |
|---|---|
| que tu | pleures |
| qu'il/ | pleure |
| que nous | pleurions |
| que vous | pleuriez |
| qu'ils/ | pleurent |
| tu | pleure |
|---|---|
| nous | pleurons |
| vous | pleurez |
Pleurer is regular. It follows the regular -er pattern, with forms such as pleure, pleurons, and pleurerai.
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Yes, pleurer is regular. Its forms follow the regular -er pattern shown in the table.
The forms are pleure, pleures, pleure, pleurons, pleurez, and pleurent.
The present participle is pleurant, the past participle is pleuré, and the auxiliary is avoir.