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Conjugation of cuire

  • Meaning to cook through
  • Level B1
  • Pattern irregular · conjugated like conduire
  • Auxiliary avoir

What is special about this verb

Bold and underlined: the ending. ◆ marks a form that breaks the rule.

Indicative

Présentpresent

je (j’)cuis
tucuis
il/​elle/​oncuit
nouscuisons
vouscuisez
ils/​ellescuisent

More on this: Present tense: -re verbs

Imparfaitongoing or habitual past

je (j’)cuisais
tucuisais
il/​elle/​oncuisait
nouscuisions
vouscuisiez
ils/​ellescuisaient

More on this: Imperfect (imparfait)

Futur simplefuture

je (j’)cuirai
tucuiras
il/​elle/​oncuira
nouscuirons
vouscuirez
ils/​ellescuiront

More on this: Simple future (futur simple)

Plus-que-parfaitpast perfect

je (j’)avais cuit
tuavais cuit
il/​elle/​onavait cuit
nousavions cuit
vousaviez cuit
ils/​ellesavaient cuit

More on this: Pluperfect (plus-que-parfait)

Futur antérieurfuture perfect

je (j’)aurai cuit
tuauras cuit
il/​elle/​onaura cuit
nousaurons cuit
vousaurez cuit
ils/​ellesauront cuit

More on this: Future perfect (futur antérieur)

Conditional

Conditionnel présentconditional

je (j’)cuirais
tucuirais
il/​elle/​oncuirait
nouscuirions
vouscuiriez
ils/​ellescuiraient

More on this: The conditional

Conditionnel passéconditional perfect

je (j’)aurais cuit
tuaurais cuit
il/​elle/​onaurait cuit
nousaurions cuit
vousauriez cuit
ils/​ellesauraient cuit

More on this: The conditional

Subjunctive

Subjonctif présentpresent subjunctive

je (j’)cuise
tucuises
il/​elle/​oncuise
nouscuisions
vouscuisiez
ils/​ellescuisent

More on this: Subjunctive: the forms

Subjonctif passéperfect subjunctive

je (j’)aie cuit
tuaies cuit
il/​elle/​onait cuit
nousayons cuit
vousayez cuit
ils/​ellesaient cuit

More on this: The subjunctive in the past

Imperative

Non-finite forms

Example sentences from the course

Every sentence comes from this course’s word lists or grammar topics. The verb form is highlighted, and the line below says which tense and person it is.

  • Le riz cuit à couvert.The rice cooks covered.

    cuit — Présent · il/elle/on; participe passé

  • Les haricots cuisent à la vapeur.The beans are steaming.

    cuisent — Présent · ils/elles; Subjonctif présent · ils/elles

  • Faites cuire le riz douze minutes.Cook the rice for twelve minutes.

    cuire — infinitif

  • Le morceau est cuit à cœur.The piece is cooked right through.

    cuit — Présent · il/elle/on; participe passé

  • Mon père le veut bien cuit.My father wants his well done.

    cuit — Présent · il/elle/on; participe passé

  • Le riz n’est pas assez cuit.The rice is undercooked.

    cuit — Présent · il/elle/on; participe passé

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The forms are calculated from the rules of the language — twice, in two independent ways — and checked against every hand-written form in this course. The example sentences are the course’s own.