Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mourir
Introduction to the verb mourir
The English translation of the French verb mourir is “to die.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “moor-eer.”
Mourir comes from the Latin word “moriri” which also means “to die.” It is most often used in everyday French as a regular verb to describe the act of dying.
Examples:
- Je ne veux pas mourir seule. (I don’t want to die alone.)
- Mon grand-père est mort à l’âge de 85 ans. (My grandfather died at the age of 85.)
- Les fleurs vont mourir si tu ne les arroses pas. (The flowers will die if you don’t water them.)
Mourir – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of mourir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | meurs | Je meurs de faim. | I am starving. |
tu | meurs | Tu meurs d’ennui. | You are dying of boredom. |
il | meurt | Il meurt demain. | He is dying tomorrow. |
elle | meurt | Elle meurt de chagrin. | She is dying of sorrow. |
on | meurt | On meurt tous un jour. | We all die one day. |
nous | mourons | Nous mourons ensemble. | We are dying together. |
vous | mourez | Vous mourez de rire. | You are dying of laughter. |
ils | meurent | Ils meurent de faim. | They are dying of hunger. |
elles | meurent | Elles meurent d’envie. | They are dying of envy. |
Other Conjugations for Mourir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mourir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mourir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mourir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mourir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mourir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mourir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mourir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mourir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mourir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mourir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mourir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mourir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mourir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mourir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mourir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mourir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mourir
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