All verbs

/ʁɛspiʁe/to breatheA1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
no object — No object

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
respirons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

respir-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

respir-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

respir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

respir-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

respir-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
respirer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

respirer-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

respirer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

respirer

Past participle
respiré

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

respiré

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

respiré

Conjugation

présent
Ije respire/ʒə ʁɛspiʁ/I breathe
youtu respires/ty ʁɛspiʁ/you breathe
he/sheil respire/il ʁɛspiʁ/he breathes
wenous respirons/nu ʁɛspiʁɔ̃/we breathe
youvous respirez/vu ʁɛspiʁe/you breathe
theyils respirent/il ʁɛspiʁ/they breathe

Examples

  • Respire profondément.

    /ʁɛs.piʁ pʁo.fɔ̃.de.mɑ̃/

    Breathe deeply.

  • Il respire difficilement.

    /il ʁɛs.piʁ di.fi.sil.mɑ̃/

    He's having trouble breathing.

  • Nous avons respiré l'air frais.

    /nu.z‿a.vɔ̃ ʁɛs.pi.ʁe lɛʁ fʁɛ/

    We breathed the fresh air.

Set phrases

  • respirer profondément

    to breathe deeply