French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | respire | respirais | respirerai | respirerais | respire | respirasse | ||
| tu | respires | respirais | respireras | respirerais | respires | respirasses | ||
| il | respire | respirait | respirera | respirerait | respire | respirât | ||
| nous | respirons | respirions | respirerons | respirerions | respirions | respirassions | ||
| vous | respirez | respiriez | respirerez | respireriez | respiriez | respirassiez | ||
| ils | respirent | respiraient | respireront | respireraient | respirent | respirassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai respiré | avais respiré | aurai respiré | aurais respiré | aie respiré | eusse respiré | ||
| tu | as respiré | avais respiré | auras respiré | aurais respiré | aies respiré | eusses respiré | ||
| il | a respiré | avait respiré | aura respiré | aurait respiré | ait respiré | eût respiré | ||
| nous | avons respiré | avions respiré | aurons respiré | aurions respiré | ayons respiré | eussions respiré | ||
| vous | avez respiré | aviez respiré | aurez respiré | auriez respiré | ayez respiré | eussiez respiré | ||
| ils | ont respiré | avaient respiré | auront respiré | auraient respiré | aient respiré | eussent respiré | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | respirai | eus respiré | (tu) | respire | Present | respirant | ||
| tu | respiras | eus respiré | (nous) | respirons | Past | respiré | ||
| il | respira | eut respiré | (vous) | respirez | Perfect | ayant respiré | ||
| nous | respirâmes | eûmes respiré | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | respirâtes | eûtes respiré | (tu) | aie respiré | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | respirèrent | eurent respiré | (nous) | ayons respiré | avoir respiré | |||
| (vous) | ayez respiré | |||||||
Respirer is a regular -er verb.
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