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Tips to remember the French word “boire”:
– Associate the word with sounds or images related to drinking, such as the sound of someone taking a sip or an image of a beverage.
– Practice saying the word out loud to reinforce your memory.
– Create mnemonic devices or associations with other words you already know.

Explanations:
“Boire” is the French verb meaning “to drink.” It is an infinitive verb in its base form.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Consommer (to consume)
– Ingérer (to ingest)

Conjugations of “Boire”:
– Present tense: je bois (I drink), tu bois (you drink), il/elle boit (he/she drinks), nous buvons (we drink), vous buvez (you drink – formal/plural), ils/elles boivent (they drink).
– Imperfect tense: je buvais (I used to drink), tu buvais (you used to drink), il/elle buvait (he/she used to drink), nous buvions (we used to drink), vous buviez (you used to drink – formal/plural), ils/elles buvaient (they used to drink).
– Future tense: je boirai (I will drink), tu boiras (you will drink), il/elle boira (he/she will drink), nous boirons (we will drink), vous boirez (you will drink – formal/plural), ils/elles boiront (they will drink).
– Conditional tense: je boirais (I would drink), tu boirais (you would drink), il/elle boirait (he/she would drink), nous boirions (we would drink), vous boiriez (you would drink – formal/plural), ils/elles boiraient (they would drink).
– Present participle: buvant (drinking)
– Past participle: bu (drunk)

Examples of sentences:
1. Je bois du café chaque matin. (I drink coffee every morning.)
2. Est-ce que tu bois de l’eau tous les jours ? (Do you drink water every day?)
3. Elle boit du vin rouge pendant le dîner. (She drinks red wine during dinner.)
4. Nous buvons du thé après le repas. (We drink tea after the meal.)
5. Vous buvez de la bière au restaurant. (You drink beer at the restaurant – formal/plural.)
6. Ils boivent du lait avant d’aller se coucher. (They drink milk before going to bed.)

Note: Conjugation examples have been provided in the present tense, but the verb “boire” can be conjugated in various tenses and moods to indicate different actions and conditions.

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boire info.

Tips to remember the French word ‘boire’ (to drink):
1. Associate ‘boire’ with the sound a person might make when gulping a beverage: “Bwar.”
2. Visualize a bottle (bouteille) to recall ‘boire,’ as both start with ‘bo-.’

Explanations:
‘Boire’ is a French verb that belongs to the third group of verbs in the French grammar, which means it has irregular conjugations. It’s used to express the action of drinking liquids.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– ‘Siroter’ means to sip.
– ‘Avaler’ means to swallow, which is a part of the action of drinking.

Conjugations of ‘boire’:
Infinitive: boire (to drink)

Present tense:
– Je bois (I drink)
– Tu bois (You drink, informal)
– Il/Elle/On boit (He/She/One drinks)
– Nous buvons (We drink)
– Vous buvez (You drink, formal or plural)
– Ils/Elles boivent (They drink)

Imperfect tense:
– Je buvais (I was drinking)
– Tu buvais (You were drinking)
– Il/Elle/On buvait (He/She/One was drinking)
– Nous buvions (We were drinking)
– Vous buviez (You were drinking)
– Ils/Elles buvaient (They were drinking)

Future simple:
– Je boirai (I will drink)
– Tu boiras (You will drink)
– Il/Elle/On boira (He/She/One will drink)
– Nous boirons (We will drink)
– Vous boirez (You will drink)
– Ils/Elles boiront (They will drink)

Passé composé (compound past):
– J’ai bu (I drank)
– Tu as bu (You drank)
– Il/Elle/On a bu (He/She/One drank)
– Nous avons bu (We drank)
– Vous avez bu (You drank)
– Ils/Elles ont bu (They drank)

Examples of sentences that use ‘boire’:
– Je voudrais boire de l’eau, s’il vous plaît. (I would like to drink water, please.)
– Nous buvons du thé chaque matin. (We drink tea every morning.)
– Il boira du café plus tard. (He will drink coffee later.)
– Ils ont bu trop de vin hier soir. (They drank too much wine last night.)
– Tu dois boire plus d’eau pendant l’été. (You must drink more water during the summer.)

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To help remember the French word “boire” which means “to drink” in English, you might want to think of the English word “beverage,” since they both originate from similar Latin roots (beverage from “bibere,” which means to drink). This could help link the action of drinking with the word boire in your memory.

“Boire” is an irregular French infinitive verb. Here are its conjugations in the present, past (using the passé composé), and future indicative tenses:

Present:
– Je bois (I drink / I am drinking)
– Tu bois (You drink / You are drinking) [informal]
– Il/Elle/On boit (He/She/One drinks / is drinking)
– Nous buvons (We drink / We are drinking)
– Vous buvez (You drink / You are drinking) [formal or plural]
– Ils/Elles boivent (They drink / They are drinking)

Passé Composé:
– J’ai bu (I drank / I have drunk)
– Tu as bu (You drank / You have drunk)
– Il/Elle/On a bu (He/She/One drank / has drunk)
– Nous avons bu (We drank / We have drunk)
– Vous avez bu (You drank / You have drunk)
– Ils/Elles ont bu (They drank / They have drunk)

Future Simple:
– Je boirai (I will drink)
– Tu boiras (You will drink)
– Il/Elle/On boira (He/She/One will drink)
– Nous boirons (We will drink)
– Vous boirez (You will drink)
– Ils/Elles boiront (They will drink)

Synonyms for “boire” in French include “s’abreuver” which is more about quenching a thirst and is typically used for animals, and “s’enivrer” when referring specifically to drinking alcohol in excess, usually to the point of becoming drunk (though “s’enivrer” literally means to intoxicate oneself).

Example sentences using “boire”:
– Je voudrais boire de l’eau, s’il vous plaît. (I would like to drink some water, please.)
– Il boit du café tous les matins. (He drinks coffee every morning.)
– Nous avons bu du vin hier soir. (We drank wine last night.)
– Ils boiront du thé après le repas. (They will drink tea after the meal.)

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