Fuir — to flee | French Verb Chart
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Présent (Indicatif)
- je fuisI flee
- tu fuisyou flee
- il / elle fuithe / she flees
- nous fuyonswe flee
- vous fuyezyou flee
- ils / elles fuientthey flee
Passé composé (Indicatif)
- j’ai fuiI fled
- tu as fuiyou fled
- il / elle a fuihe / she fled
- nous avons fuiwe fled
- vous avez fuiyou fled
- ils / elles ont fuithey fled
Imparfait (Indicatif)
- je fuyaisI was fleeing
- tu fuyaisyou were
- il fuyaithe was
- nous fuyionswe were
- vous fuyiezyou were
- ils fuyaientthey were
Futur simple (Indicatif)
- je fuiraiI will flee
- tu fuirasyou will
- il fuirahe will
- nous fuironswe will
- vous fuirezyou will
- ils fuirontthey will
Conditionnel présent
- je fuiraisI would flee
- tu fuiraisyou would
- il fuiraithe would
- nous fuirionswe would
- vous fuiriezyou would
- ils fuiraientthey would
Subjonctif présent
- que je fuiethat I flee
- que tu fuiesthat you
- qu’il fuiethat he
- que nous fuyionsthat we
- que vous fuyiezthat you
- qu’ils fuientthat they
Impératif, Participe & Infinitif
- fuirinfinitive
- fuyantpresent participle
- en fuyantgerund (gérondif)
- fuipast participle
- fuis · fuyons · fuyezimperative
- avoirauxiliary in compound tenses
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📘 How to use Fuir
- The y appears before a pronounced vowel: nous fuyons, ils fuient, je fuyais.
- Two meanings: to flee (fuir un danger) and to leak (le robinet fuit = the tap is leaking).
- S’enfuir (reflexive, takes être) = to run away / escape: il s’est enfui.
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plural adds y: nous ___ (fu+y)
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fuyons
to run away (reflexive) = s’___ (être verb)
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enfuir
the tap is leaking = le robinet ___ (other meaning)
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fuit
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je ___ (Fuir — present)
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fuis
tu ___ (Fuir — passé composé)
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as fui
il ___ (Fuir — imperfect)
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fuyait
nous ___ (Fuir — future)
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fuirons
vous ___ (Fuir — conditional)
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fuiriez
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Fuir conjugation FAQ
What is the present tense of fuir?
je fuis, tu fuis, il / elle fuit, nous fuyons, vous fuyez, ils / elles fuient. Full charts for every tense are above, each form with audio.
What is the past participle of fuir?
fui — the passé composé is « j’ai fui ». Fuir uses avoir as its auxiliary verb.
How do you say fuir in the future tense?
« je fuirai » — the future stem never changes across persons, only the endings do.
What does fuir mean in English?
to flee. 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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