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Cueillir — to pick | French Verb Chart

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Cueillir›to pick
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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).

🔑 Key forms

Participe passécueilli (avoir)
Gérondifen cueillant
Impératifcueille ! · cueillons ! · cueillez !
Good to knowThe -illir verbs (cueillir, accueillir) take -er endings in present + future. « la cueillette » = the picking / harvest.

🔊 Common expressions

On va cueillir des pommes.We’re going apple-picking.
Elle a cueilli un bouquet.She picked a bouquet.
Cueille les fraises bien mûres.Pick the ripe strawberries.
Il faut cueillir avant la pluie.We must pick before the rain.

🔊 Example sentences

Les enfants cueillent des fleurs.The children are picking flowers.
Nous cueillerons les tomates demain.We’ll pick the tomatoes tomorrow.
J’ai cueilli trop de cerises !I picked too many cherries!

✍️ Practice

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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