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FRENCH VERB

vomir

to throw up

  • #384 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Past participle: vomi
  • Present participle: vomissant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use vomir

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

  1. Present

    Le bébé vomit un peu après chaque biberon.

    The baby throws up a little after every bottle.

  2. Past

    J'ai vomi toute la nuit, c'était horrible.

    I threw up all night, it was awful.

  3. Imperfect

    Il vomissait dès que le bateau bougeait.

    He threw up as soon as the boat moved.

  4. Future

    Si tu manges trop vite, tu vomiras.

    If you eat too fast, you'll throw up.

  5. Conditional

    Rien que l'odeur, moi, je vomirais.

    Just the smell, I'd throw up.

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'ai peur qu'il vomisse dans la voiture.

    I'm afraid he'll throw up in the car.

  7. Imperative

    Ne vomis pas ici, cours aux toilettes !

    Don't throw up here, run to the toilet!

Good to know

  • Avoir envie de vomir is to feel sick; on a boat, avoir le mal de mer.

Verbs like this one

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