Cueillir — to pick | French Verb Chart
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Présent (Indicatif)
- je cueilleI pick
- tu cueillesyou pick
- il / elle cueillehe / she picks
- nous cueillonswe pick
- vous cueillezyou pick
- ils / elles cueillentthey pick
Passé composé (Indicatif)
- j’ai cueilliI picked
- tu as cueilliyou picked
- il / elle a cueillihe / she picked
- nous avons cueilliwe picked
- vous avez cueilliyou picked
- ils / elles ont cueillithey picked
Imparfait (Indicatif)
- je cueillaisI was picking
- tu cueillaisyou were
- il cueillaithe was
- nous cueillionswe were
- vous cueilliezyou were
- ils cueillaientthey were
Futur simple (Indicatif)
- je cueilleraiI will pick
- tu cueillerasyou will
- il cueillerahe will
- nous cueilleronswe will
- vous cueillerezyou will
- ils cueillerontthey will
Conditionnel présent
- je cueilleraisI would pick
- tu cueilleraisyou would
- il cueilleraithe would
- nous cueillerionswe would
- vous cueilleriezyou would
- ils cueilleraientthey would
Subjonctif présent
- que je cueillethat I pick
- que tu cueillesthat you
- qu’il cueillethat he
- que nous cueillionsthat we
- que vous cueilliezthat you
- qu’ils cueillentthat they
Impératif, Participe & Infinitif
- cueillirinfinitive
- cueillantpresent participle
- en cueillantgerund (gérondif)
- cueillipast participle
- cueilles · cueillons · cueillezimperative
- avoirauxiliary in compound tenses
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📘 How to use Cueillir
- Looks -ir, conjugates like -er in the present (je cueille) AND the future (je cueillerai — keeps the e).
- Cueillir = to pick / gather (flowers, fruit): cueillir des fraises, des fleurs.
- Same family as accueillir (to welcome) and recueillir (to collect / take in).
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present (like -er): je ___ (cueill+e)
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cueille
future keeps the e: je ___ (cueille+rai)
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cueillerai
to welcome (same family) = ___ (-illir)
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accueillir
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je ___ (Cueillir — present)
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cueille
tu ___ (Cueillir — passé composé)
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as cueilli
il ___ (Cueillir — imperfect)
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cueillait
nous ___ (Cueillir — future)
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cueillerons
vous ___ (Cueillir — conditional)
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cueilleriez
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Cueillir conjugation FAQ
What is the present tense of cueillir?
je cueille, tu cueilles, il / elle cueille, nous cueillons, vous cueillez, ils / elles cueillent. Full charts for every tense are above, each form with audio.
What is the past participle of cueillir?
cueilli — the passé composé is « j’ai cueilli ». Cueillir uses avoir as its auxiliary verb.
How do you say cueillir in the future tense?
« je cueillerai » — the future stem never changes across persons, only the endings do.
What does cueillir mean in English?
to pick. It is one of the essential French verbs — drill the present first, then the passé composé; those two tenses carry most conversations.
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