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FRENCH VERB

pleuvoir

to rain

  • #320 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Past participle: plu
  • Present participle: pleuvissant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. it rains

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. it rained

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. it used to rain

Future

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

  1. it will rain

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. it would rain

Present subjunctive

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

  1. (that) it rain

How to use pleuvoir

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

  1. Present

    Prends un parapluie, il pleut encore.

    Take an umbrella, it's still raining.

  2. Past

    Il a plu toute la nuit à Bordeaux.

    It rained all night in Bordeaux.

  3. Imperfect

    Il pleuvait tellement qu'on est restés à l'hôtel.

    It was raining so much we stayed at the hotel.

  4. Future

    Il pleuvra demain, d'après la météo.

    It'll rain tomorrow, according to the forecast.

  5. Conditional

    Ils ont dit qu'il pleuvrait ce soir.

    They said it would rain tonight.

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'ai peur qu'il pleuve pendant le mariage.

    I'm afraid it'll rain during the wedding.

Good to know

  • Only with il : il pleut, it's raining. Il pleut des cordes is it's pouring.

Where you hear pleuvoir

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

French · Beginner Level 1

  • Il pleut aujourd'hui. It's raining today.
  • Hier, il a plu toute la journée. Yesterday it rained all day.
  • Demain, il va pleuvoir. Tomorrow it's going to rain.

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Il pleut aujourd'hui. It's raining today.
  • Hier, il a plu toute la journée. Yesterday it rained all day.
  • Demain, il va pleuvoir. Tomorrow it's going to rain.
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Nice Day, Isn't It?

Beginner Level 1 · Il pleut.

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Autumn

Beginner Level 2 · il pleuvait · pleuvoir

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Back from Annecy

Beginner Level 2 · il a plu

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Packing for Brittany

Beginner Level 3 · s'il pleut · il pleuvra

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.