Respirer (to breathe) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of respirer (to breathe) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

 Respirer (to breathe) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 3: Au jour le jour (Day to day)

Lesson 22: Parties du corps (Body parts)

Infinitif Participe passé
Respirer (To breathe) respiré (breathed)

Verb conjugations

Indicatif

Present 

French English
(je/j') respire I breathe
(tu) respire you breathe
(il/elle/on) respire he/she/one breathes
(nous) respirons we breathe
(vous) respirez You breathe
(ils/elles) respirent they breathe

Imparfait 

French English
(je/j') respirais I was breathing
(tu) respirais you were breathing
(il/elle/on) respirait he/she/one was breathing
(nous) respirions we were breathing
(vous) respiriez you were breathing
(ils/elles) respiraient they were breathing

Passé composé 

French English
(je/j') j'ai respiré I breathed
tu as respiré You have breathed
il/elle/on a respiré He/she/one has breathed
nous avons respiré We have breathed
vous avez respiré You have breathed
ils/elles ont respiré They have breathed

Plus-que-parfait 

French English
(je/j') avais respiré I had breathed
(tu) avais respiré you had breathed
(il/elle/on) avait respiré he/she/one had breathed
(nous) avions respiré we had breathed
(vous) aviez respiré You had breathed
(ils/elles) avaient respiré they had breathed

Futur simple 

French English
(je/j') respirerai I will breathe
(tu) respireras you will breathe
(il/elle/on) respirera he/she/one will breathe
(nous) respirerons we will breathe
(vous) respirerez you will breathe
(ils/elles) respireront they will breathe

Futur antérieur 

French English
(je/j') aurai respiré I will have breathed
(tu) auras respiré You will have breathed
(il/elle/on) aura respiré he/she/one will have breathed
(nous) aurons respiré we will have breathed
(vous) aurez respiré You will have breathed
(ils/elles) auront respiré they will have breathed

Conditionnel

Conditionnel présent 

French English
(je/j') respirerais I would breathe
(tu) respirerais You would breathe
(il/elle/on) respirerait he/she/one would breathe
(nous) respirerions we would breathe
(vous) respireriez You would breathe
(ils/elles) respiraient they were breathing

Conditionnel passé 

French English
(je/j') aurais respiré I would have breathed
(tu) aurais respiré You would have breathed
(il/elle/on) aurait respiré he/she/one would have breathed
(nous) aurions respiré we would have breathed
(vous) auriez respiré You would have breathed
(ils/elles) auraient respiré they would have breathed

Subjonctif

Subjonctif présent 

French English
(je/j') respire I breathe
(tu) respires you breathe
(il/elle/on) respire he/she/one breathes
(nous) respirions we breathe
(vous) respiriez You breathe
(ils/elles) respirent they breathe

Subjonctif passé 

French English
(je/j') que j'aie respiré I have breathed
(tu) que tu aies respiré you have breathed
(il/elle/on) qu'il/elle/on ait respiré he/she/one has breathed
(nous) que nous ayons respiré we breathed
(vous) que vous ayez respiré you have breathed
(ils/elles) qu'ils/elles aient respiré they have breathed

Impératif

Impératif 

French English
Respire! Breathe!
Respire! Breathe!