The French verb recevoir means "to receive". 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 recevoir is je reçois, tu reçois, il/elle reçoit, nous recevons, vous recevez, ils/elles reçoivent. 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 recevant and its past participle is reçu. Its compound tenses are formed with avoir.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| je | reçois (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | reçois (irregular) | |
| il/ | reçoit (irregular) | |
| nous | recevons (irregular) | |
| vous | recevez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | reçoivent (irregular) |
| j' | ai reçu (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | as reçu (irregular) |
| il/ | a reçu (irregular) |
| nous | avons reçu (irregular) |
| vous | avez reçu (irregular) |
| ils/ | ont reçu (irregular) |
| je | recevais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | recevais (irregular) |
| il/ | recevait (irregular) |
| nous | recevions (irregular) |
| vous | receviez (irregular) |
| ils/ | recevaient (irregular) |
| je | recevrai (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | recevras (irregular) |
| il/ | recevra (irregular) |
| nous | recevrons (irregular) |
| vous | recevrez (irregular) |
| ils/ | recevront (irregular) |
| je | recevrais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | recevrais (irregular) |
| il/ | recevrait (irregular) |
| nous | recevrions (irregular) |
| vous | recevriez (irregular) |
| ils/ | recevraient (irregular) |
| que je | reçoive (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | reçoives (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | reçoive (irregular) |
| que nous | recevions (irregular) |
| que vous | receviez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | reçoivent (irregular) |
| tu | reçois (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | recevons (irregular) |
| vous | recevez (irregular) |
Recevoir is irregular. The present uses reçois, reçoit, recevons, recevez, and reçoivent, while the future uses recevrai. Its participles are recevant and reçu.
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No. Recevoir is irregular.
The forms are reçois, reçois, reçoit, recevons, recevez, and reçoivent. The spelling changes between ç and c.
The present participle is recevant and the past participle is reçu. Recevoir uses avoir as its auxiliary, so the compound past includes ai reçu.