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boire

Highly Irregular (-re) Level A1 ⭐ #18 Most Common

English translation: to drink

Stem Pattern: bois / bois / boit / buvons / buvez / boivent
💡 Key Usage Note: Three stem shifts in present: 'boi-' for singular, 'buv-' for nous/vous, 'boiv-' for ils.
📘 Linguistic Rule: Stem alternation based on stress: buvons (unstressed) vs boivent (stressed). Past participle: bu.
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Present (Présent)

Drinking beverages currently.

Subject Pronoun Conjugation Audio
je bois
tu bois
il / elle / on boit
nous buvons
vous buvez
ils / elles boivent
Example Sentences in Context
  • Je bois un café chaque matin. —
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AI Smart Tutor: 'BOIRE' Insights

Linguistic breakdowns & native shortcuts

Smart Tips
🧠 Memory Trick (Mnemonic)

Think of 'booze' (drinking) or 'beverage'.

⚠️ Most Common Student Mistake
✗ Don't say: Nous boisons du vin
✓ Say instead: Nous buvons du vin

Why: Nous form shifts stem to buv-: 'nous buvons', never 'boisons'.

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bois

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Test your understanding of 'boire' across tenses

Interactive Quiz
Question 1 (Present)

Ils ___ beaucoup d'eau pendant le sport.

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aller Irregular

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pouvoir Irregular

to be able to / can

vouloir Irregular

to want

prendre Irregular

to take / have (food/drink)

voir Irregular

to see / watch

venir Irregular

to come

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to speak / talk

devoir Irregular Modal

must / to have to / owe

savoir Irregular

to know (facts / how to do)

croire Irregular 3rd Group

to believe, think

vivre Irregular 3rd Group

to live, exist

mettre Irregular 3rd Group (-ttre)

to put / to place / to set

partir Irregular 3rd Group (-tir)

to leave / to depart

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