boire
to drinkIrregularਇਹ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨਿਯਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ — ਹਰ ਰੂਪ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | boissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai bu | buvaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais boire | boiraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | boissounds the same as another form in this tense | as busounds the same as another form in this tense | buvaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas boiresounds the same as another form in this tense | boirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | boitsounds the same as another form in this tense | a busounds the same as another form in this tense | buvaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va boiresounds the same as another form in this tense | boirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | buvons | avons bu | buvions | allons boire | boironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | buvez | avez bu | buviez | allez boire | boirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | boivent | ont bu | buvaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont boire | boirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. bois covers both "I drink" and "I am drinking" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and bu does not — ai bu.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so buvons gives you buvais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; boire never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on boir-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about boire
The past participle is bu, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on boir-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In the present, je, tu and il/elle are one sound: bois, boit — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous, vous and ils/elles carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know buvons you already know buvais, buvait and buvaient. Futur proche keeps boire untouched.