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Present

Présent de l'indicatif Actions happening now or regularly

Person	English	Conjugation
je	I	lis
tu	you (informal)	lis
il/elle/on	he/she/one	lit
nous	we	lisons
vous	you (formal/plural)	lisez
ils/elles	they	lisent

Past (completed)

Passé composé Actions completed in the past

Person	English	Conjugation
je	I	ai lu
tu	you (informal)	as lu
il/elle/on	he/she/one	a lu
nous	we	avons lu
vous	you (formal/plural)	avez lu
ils/elles	they	ont lu

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Past (ongoing)

Imparfait Actions that were ongoing in the past

Person	English	Conjugation
je	I	lisais
tu	you (informal)	lisais
il/elle/on	he/she/one	lisait
nous	we	lisions
vous	you (formal/plural)	lisiez
ils/elles	they	lisaient

Future

Futur simple Actions that will happen

Person	English	Conjugation
je	I	lirai
tu	you (informal)	liras
il/elle/on	he/she/one	lira
nous	we	lirons
vous	you (formal/plural)	lirez
ils/elles	they	liront

Would (conditional)

Conditionnel présent Hypothetical actions

Person	English	Conjugation
je	I	lirais
tu	you (informal)	lirais
il/elle/on	he/she/one	lirait
nous	we	lirions
vous	you (formal/plural)	liriez
ils/elles	they	liraient

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