ouvrir
A1#262Hear it
verb
- to open
- to begin, to initiate
- to openof a door or a flower
- to open, to begin
- to turn on, to switch on, to put onof a device or an appliance
Forms
Present
| I | ouvre |
|---|---|
| you | ouvres |
| he, she, it | ouvre |
| we | ouvrons |
| you (plural) | ouvrez |
| they | ouvrent |
Imperfect
| I | ouvrais |
|---|---|
| you | ouvrais |
| he, she, it | ouvrait |
| we | ouvrions |
| you (plural) | ouvriez |
| they | ouvraient |
Past historic
| I | ouvris |
|---|---|
| you | ouvris |
| he, she, it | ouvrit |
| we | ouvrîmes |
| you (plural) | ouvrîtes |
| they | ouvrirent |
Future
| I | ouvrirai |
|---|---|
| you | ouvriras |
| he, she, it | ouvrira |
| we | ouvrirons |
| you (plural) | ouvrirez |
| they | ouvriront |
Conditional
| I | ouvrirais |
|---|---|
| you | ouvrirais |
| he, she, it | ouvrirait |
| we | ouvririons |
| you (plural) | ouvririez |
| they | ouvriraient |
Subjunctive
| I | ouvre |
|---|---|
| you | ouvres |
| he, she, it | ouvre |
| we | ouvrions |
| you (plural) | ouvriez |
| they | ouvrent |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | ouvrisse |
|---|---|
| you | ouvrisses |
| he, she, it | ouvrît |
| we | ouvrissions |
| you (plural) | ouvrissiez |
| they | ouvrissent |
Imperative
| you | ouvre |
|---|---|
| we | ouvrons |
| you (plural) | ouvrez |
Other forms
| infinitive | ouvrir |
|---|---|
| past participle | ouvert |
| gerund | ouvrant |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Ouvrez la bouche. Dites «ah».Open your mouth. Say "ah".A1J'ai mal partout — Everything hurts
- D'accord. Ouvrez le livre page vingt.All right. Open the book at page twenty.A1Le premier cours — The first lesson
- Le magasin ouvre à neuf heures et ferme à dix-huit heures.The shop opens at nine and closes at six in the evening.A1Les nombres et l'heure — Numbers and the time
- Charlemagne a fait ouvrir des écoles dans les monastères et il a invité des savants de toute l'Europe.Charlemagne had schools opened in the monasteries and he invited scholars from all over Europe.A1Charlemagne