Key facts

Nourrir

To feed

B2Regular
Stem
nourr
Past participle
nourri

Examples

Je nourris le chat.

I feed the cat.

Il ne nourrit pas l'oiseau.

He doesn't feed the bird.

Nous nourrissions Paul.

We were feeding Paul.

Nous avons nourri Lucie.

We fed Lucie.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

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Jenourris
Ifeed
Tunourris
Youfeed
Ilnourrit
Hefeeds
Nousnourrissons
Wefeed
Vousnourrissez
Youfeed
Ilsnourrissent
Theyfeed

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais nourrir
Iam going to feed
Tuvas nourrir
Youare going to feed
Ilva nourrir
Heis going to feed
Nousallons nourrir
Weare going to feed
Vousallez nourrir
Youare going to feed
Ilsvont nourrir
Theyare going to feed

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de nourrir
Ihave just fed
Tuviens de nourrir
Youhave just fed
Ilvient de nourrir
Hehas just fed
Nousvenons de nourrir
Wehave just fed
Vousvenez de nourrir
Youhave just fed
Ilsviennent de nourrir
Theyhave just fed

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai nourri
Ihave fed
Tuas nourri
Youhave fed
Ila nourri
Hehas fed
Nousavons nourri
Wehave fed
Vousavez nourri
Youhave fed
Ilsont nourri
Theyhave fed

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jenourrirais
Iwould feed
Tunourrirais
Youwould feed
Ilnourrirait
Hewould feed
Nousnourririons
Wewould feed
Vousnourririez
Youwould feed
Ilsnourriraient
Theywould feed

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jenourrirai
Iwill feed
Tunourriras
Youwill feed
Ilnourrira
Hewill feed
Nousnourrirons
Wewill feed
Vousnourrirez
Youwill feed
Ilsnourriront
Theywill feed

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jenourrissais
Iwas feeding
Tunourrissais
Youwere feeding
Ilnourrissait
Hewas feeding
Nousnourrissions
Were feeding
Vousnourrissiez
Youwere feeding
Ilsnourrissaient
Theywere feeding

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)nourris
Youfeed
(Nous)nourrissons
Wefeed
(Vous)nourrissez
Youfeed

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

nourrissant
feeding

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en nourrissant
feeding

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