Friday, November 22, 2019
Simple Ãâ°lire (to Elect) French Verb Conjugations
Simple Ãâ°lire (to Elect) French Verb Conjugations In French, the verbà à ©lireà means to elect. Whenever you want to use it in the past tense elected or the future tense will elect, you will need to conjugate the verb. French students know that this can be a challenge andà à ©lireà is one of those tricky irregular verbs. Conjugating the French Verbà Ãâ°lire French verb conjugations are more complex than they are in English. Thats because the verb endings change not only with the tense of the sentenceà but also with the subject pronoun. Ãâ°lireà is anà irregular verbà and its similar to other words likeà lire (to read), rà ©Ã ©lireà (to re-elect), and relire (to re-read, replay). While this is not the most common conjugation pattern, these few words do make learning the entire group a little easier. To conjugateà à ©lire, pair the subject pronoun with the tense. For instance, I elect is jà ©lis while we will elect is nous à ©lirons. Practice each of these in context to learn how to use them in your French conversations. Subject Present Future Imperfect j lis lirai lisais tu lis liras lisais il lit lira lisait nous lisons lirons lisions vous lisez lirez lisiez ils lisent liront lisaient The Present Participle ofà Ãâ°lire Theà present participleà is another verb form that you should know. To form it, add -antà to the verb stem to produceà à ©lisant. Beyond using it as a verb, you will also find it helpful as an adjective, gerund, or noun in some circumstances. The Past Participle and Passà © Composà © For the past tense ofà à ©lire, you can choose either the imperfect or theà passà © composà ©. To construct the latter, begin with the subject pronoun and conjugate theà auxiliary verbà avoirà to match it. Then, attach theà past participleà à ©lu. The passà © composà © comes together quickly: I have elected is jai à ©lu and we elected is nous avons à ©lu. More Simple Ãâ°lireà Conjugations Among other simple conjugations ofà à ©lireà that French students should know are the following. You may not use them often, but they can be quite handy to know. In rare instances, and primarily when reading or writing, you may seeà the passà © simple or the imperfect subjunctive. More frequently, the subjunctive and conditional verb moods are used. Each implies no guarantee to the verbs action in some form or fashion. Subject Subjunctive Conditional Pass Simple Imperfect Subjunctive j lise lirais lus lusse tu lises lirais lus lusses il lise lirait lut lt nous lisions lirions lmes lussions vous lisiez liriez ltes lussiez ils lisent liraient lurent lussent To useà à ©lireà in exclamations, demands, and short requests, use the imperative form. When doing so, skip the subject pronoun and use à ©lis rather than tu à ©lis. Imperative (tu) lis (nous) lisons (vous) lisez
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