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FRENCH VERB

pleurer

to cry

  • #186 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: pleuré
  • Present participle: pleurant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use pleurer

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

  1. Present

    Le bébé pleure depuis une heure, je ne comprends pas.

    The baby's been crying for an hour, I don't understand.

  2. Past

    J'ai pleuré à la fin du film.

    I cried at the end of the film.

  3. Imperfect

    Elle pleurait de joie en lisant la lettre.

    She was crying with joy as she read the letter.

  4. Future

    Il pleurera un peu, puis il s'endormira.

    He'll cry a bit, then fall asleep.

  5. Conditional

    Je pleurerais si on perdait ce match.

    I'd cry if we lost this match.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne veux pas que tu pleures pour ça.

    I don't want you crying over that.

  7. Imperative

    Ne pleure pas, ça va s'arranger.

    Don't cry, it'll work out.

Where you hear pleurer

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

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Je ne pleure pas ! I'm not crying!
  • J'ai pleuré un peu. I cried a little.
  • Tu vas pleurer au mariage ! You're going to cry at the wedding!

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Je ne pleure pas ! I'm not crying!
  • J'ai pleuré un peu. I cried a little.
  • Elle va pleurer. She's going to cry.
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A Homesick Evening

Beginner Level 2 · J'ai pleuré.

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The Loan

Beginner Level 3 · pleurer

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