The French for breathe is the verb respirer
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The 6 Simple Tenses of the conjugated verb respirer - French for breathe
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Here you’ll learn the conjugations of respirer, which is French for breathe.
- I breathe.
- you breathed.
- he will breathe.
- we would breathe.
- they may breathe.
The Verb Conjugation Tables below for respirer, give you the tools to practise your French verb drills both by PRONOUN (vertically), and by TENSE (horizontally). Do both many times over.
VERB CONJUGATION TABLE respirer |
Simple Tenses respirer |
TENSE |
je/j’ |
tu |
il |
nous |
vous |
ils |
Present Présent breathe |
respire |
respires |
respire |
respirons |
respirez |
respirent |
Past Imperfect Imparfait breathed |
respirais |
respirais |
respirait |
respirions |
respiriez |
respiraient |
Simple Past Passé Simple breathed |
respirai |
respiras |
respira |
respirâmes |
respirâtes |
respirèrent |
Future Futur will breathe |
respirerai |
respireras |
respirera |
respirerons |
respirerez |
respireront |
Conditional Conditionnel would breathe |
respirerais |
respirerais |
respirerait |
respirerions |
respireriez |
respireraient |
Subjunctive Subjonctif may breathe |
respire |
respires |
respire |
respirions |
respiriez |
respirent |
Compound Tenses respirer |
Present Perfect Passé Composé have breathed |
ai respiré |
as respiré |
a respiré |
avons respiré |
avez respiré |
ont respiré |
Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had breathed |
avais respiré |
avais respiré |
avait respiré |
avions respiré |
aviez respiré |
avaient respiré |
Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have |
aurai respiré |
auras respiré |
aura respiré |
aurons respiré |
aurez respiré |
auront respiré |
Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would have breathed |
aurais respiré |
aurais respiré |
aurait respiré |
aurions respiré |
auriez respiré |
auraient respiré |
Imperative Imperatif breathe! |
|
respire |
|
respirons |
respirez |
|
Present Indicative présent de l’indicatif
je respire
- I breathe
tu respires
- you breathe - (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on respire
- he, she, it, one breathes
nous respirons
- we breathe
vous respirez
- you breathe (formal or plural)
ils, elles respirent
- they breathe
Imperfect Indicative
imparfait de l’indicatif
je respirais
- I breathed
- I was breathing
tu respirais
- you breathed- (familiar or informal)
- you were breathing
il, elle, on respirait
- he, she, it, one breathed
- he, she, it, one was breathing
nous respirions
- we breathed
- we were breathing
vous respiriez
- you breathed- (formal or plural)
- you were breathing
ils, elles respiraient
- they breathed
- they were breathing
Simple Past or Past Definite
passé simple
je respirai
- I breathed
tu respiras
- you breathed- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on respira
- he, she, it, one breathed
nous respirâmes
- we breathed
vous respirâtes
- you breathed- (formal or plural)
ils, elles respirèrent
they breathed
(The
passé simple tense is mainly used in literature and books, and is rarely used in spoken French language).
Future futur
je respirerai
- I will breathe
tu respireras
- you will breathe (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on respirera
- he, she, it, one will breathe
nous respirerons
- we will breathe
vous respirerez
- you will breathe (formal or plural)
ils, elles respireront
- they will breathe
Conditional Tense conjugations of respirer, the French for breathe
conditionnel
je respirerais
- I would breathe
tu respirerais
- you would breathe (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on respirerait
- he, she, it, one would breathe
nous respirerions
- we would breathe
vous respireriez
- you would breathe (formal or plural)
ils, elles respireraient
- they would breathe
Present Subjunctive Tense conjugations of respirer, the French for breathe
présent de subjonctif
que je respire
- that I may breathe
que tu respires
- that you may breathe(familiar or informal)
qu’il, qu’elle, qu’on respire
- that he, she, it, one may breathe
que nous respirions
- that we may breathe
que vous respiriez
- that you may breathe(formal or plural)
qu’ils, qu’elles respirent
- that they may breathe
The Four Compound Tenses of the French for verb respirer - the verb ‘to breathe’ in French
Past Participle of respirer is:
respiré -breathed.
The
past participle is combined with the tenses of
avoir, to make the compounds. Four are in common use.
- I have breathed
- you had breathed
- he will have breathed
- we would have breathed
Compound Past, Present Perfect or Past Indefinite Tense conjugations of respirer - French for breathe
passé composé
Here’s the French for breathe conjugated with all the pronouns in the present perfect tense.
j’ai respiré
- I have breathed or I did breathe or
- I breathed
tu as respiré
- you have breathed or you did breathe - (familiar or informal) or
- you breathed
il, elle, on a respiré
- he, she, it, one has breathe or did breathe
- he, she, it breathed
nous avons respiré
- we have breathed or we did breathe
- we breathed
vous avez respiré
- you have breathed or you did breathe (formal or plural) or
- or we breathed
ils, elles ont respiré
- they have breathed or they did breathe
- they breathed
Past Perfect Indicative or Pluperfect Tense conjugations of respirer - breathe in French
plus-que-parfait de l’indicatif
Here’s the French for -breathe conjugated with all the pronouns in the past perfect tense.
j’avais respiré
- I had breathed
tu avais respiré
- you had breathed- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on avait respiré
- he, she, it, one had breathed
nous avions respiré
- we had breathed
vous aviez respiré
- you had breathed (formal or plural)
ils, elles avaient respiré
- they had breathed
Future Perfect or Future Anterior Tense conjugations of respirer, the French for breathe
futur antérieur
j’aurai respiré
- I will have
tu auras respiré
- you will have - (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on aura respiré
- he, she, it, one will have
nous aurons respiré
- we will have
vous aurez respiré
- you will have - (formal or plural)
ils, elles auront respiré
- they will have
Conditional Perfect Tense conjugations of respirer, the French for breathe
conditionnel passé
j’aurais respiré
- I would have breathed
tu aurais respiré
- you would have breathed- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on aurait respiré
- he, she, it, one would have breathed
nous aurions respiré
- we would have breathed
vous auriez respiré
- you would have breathed- (formal or plural)
ils, elles auraient respiré
- they would have breathed
Imperative Tense conjugations of respirer, the French for breathe
impératif
respire
- breathe!
respirons
- let’s breathe!
respirez
- breathe!
Present Participle
of respirer
respirant - breathing
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