boire
A1#331Hear it
verb
- to drink
Forms
Present
| I | bois |
|---|---|
| you | bois |
| he, she, it | boit |
| we | buvons |
| you (plural) | buvez |
| they | boivent |
Imperfect
| I | buvais |
|---|---|
| you | buvais |
| he, she, it | buvait |
| we | buvions |
| you (plural) | buviez |
| they | buvaient |
Past historic
| I | bus |
|---|---|
| you | bus |
| he, she, it | but |
| we | bûmes |
| you (plural) | bûtes |
| they | burent |
Future
| I | boirai |
|---|---|
| you | boiras |
| he, she, it | boira |
| we | boirons |
| you (plural) | boirez |
| they | boiront |
Conditional
| I | boirais |
|---|---|
| you | boirais |
| he, she, it | boirait |
| we | boirions |
| you (plural) | boiriez |
| they | boiraient |
Subjunctive
| I | boive |
|---|---|
| you | boives |
| he, she, it | boive |
| we | buvions |
| you (plural) | buviez |
| they | boivent |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | busse |
|---|---|
| you | busses |
| he, she, it | bût |
| we | bussions |
| you (plural) | bussiez |
| they | bussent |
Imperative
| you | bois |
|---|---|
| we | buvons |
| you (plural) | buvez |
Other forms
| infinitive | boire |
|---|---|
| past participle | bu |
| gerund | buvant |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Non. Reposez-vous, buvez beaucoup d'eau et prenez ceci pour la fièvre.No. Rest, drink plenty of water and take this for the fever.A2Chez le médecin à Montréal — At the doctor's in Montréal
- Et ne lui donnez pas d'eau frette à boire...And don't give him some cold water to drink...B1Maria Chapdelaine
- Tâche de faire boire Griffe-d'Ours pour qu'il s'endorme.Try to get Griffe-d'Ours drunk so he can fall asleep.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- Du jambon, drôle, cria Athos, nous ne pouvons plus boire!Ham, funny, shouted Athos, we can't drink anymore!B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
Other ways to say it
Idioms you will actually hear
- ce n'est pas la mer à boireit's not that hardLiterally it is not the sea to drink.