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FRENCH VERB

expirer

to run out, to expire

  • #498 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: expiré
  • Present participle: expirant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I run out
  2. tu you run out
  3. il, elle, on he/she runs out
  4. nous we run out
  5. vous you run out
  6. ils, elles they run out

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I ran out
  2. tu you ran out
  3. il, elle, on he/she ran out
  4. nous we ran out
  5. vous you ran out
  6. ils, elles they ran out

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to run out
  2. tu you used to run out
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to run out
  4. nous we used to run out
  5. vous you used to run out
  6. ils, elles they used to run out

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will run out
  2. tu you will run out
  3. il, elle, on he/she will run out
  4. nous we will run out
  5. vous you will run out
  6. ils, elles they will run out

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would run out
  2. tu you would run out
  3. il, elle, on he/she would run out
  4. nous we would run out
  5. vous you would run out
  6. ils, elles they would run out

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I run out
  2. tu (that) you run out
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she run out
  4. nous (that) we run out
  5. vous (that) you run out
  6. ils, elles (that) they run out

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu run out!
  2. nous run out! (let’s)
  3. vous run out! (plural, or formal)

How to use expirer

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mon passeport expire dans trois mois.

    My passport expires in three months.

  2. Past

    Ma carte bancaire a expiré la semaine dernière.

    My bank card expired last week.

  3. Imperfect

    Le contrat expirait à la fin de l'année.

    The contract was running out at the end of the year.

  4. Future

    Ton abonnement expirera le trente juin.

    Your subscription will run out on June thirtieth.

  5. Conditional

    Sans paiement, l'offre expirerait dès demain.

    Without payment, the offer would expire as early as tomorrow.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut renouveler le visa avant qu'il expire.

    You have to renew the visa before it expires.

  7. Imperative

    Expirez lentement par la bouche, voilà, très bien.

    Breathe out slowly through your mouth, there, very good.

Good to know

  • Expirer is also to breathe out : inspirez, expirez.

Where you hear expirer

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Mon titre de séjour expire le trente septembre. My residence permit runs out on the thirtieth of September.
  • Mon passeport a expiré. My passport has run out.
  • Votre récépissé va expirer dans trois mois. Your temporary residence document is going to expire in three months.
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A Letter from the Préfecture

Beginner Level 3 · il expire

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.