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9 months ago

ouvrir info.

Tips to remember the French word “ouvrir”:
– Associating the word with a visual image of someone opening a door or window might help you remember it.
– Note the similarity in the pronunciation of ‘ouvrir’ (oo-vreer) and English ‘open’ – both have an ‘o’ at the beginning and a ‘v’ sound in the middle.
– You could think of ‘ouvrir’ as “you’ve rear” – imagine opening a door to find “you’ve” found something at the “rear.”

Explanations:
– “Ouvrir” is a French verb meaning “to open.” It belongs to the third group of French verbs because it does not follow the regular conjugation patterns of the first two groups (-er and -ir verbs).

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Ouvrir” can be replaced with synonyms such as “entrouvrir” (to half-open), “déverrouiller” (to unlock), or “déboucher” (to clear/open up).

Since “ouvrir” is an infinitive, here are the different conjugations in various tenses:

Present:
– j’ouvre (I open)
– tu ouvres (you open, singular informal)
– il/elle/on ouvre (he/she/it opens)
– nous ouvrons (we open)
– vous ouvrez (you open, singular formal or plural)
– ils/elles ouvrent (they open)

Past (Passé Composé, as “ouvrir” uses être as an auxiliary in compound tenses):
– j’ai ouvert (I opened/have opened)
– tu as ouvert (you opened/have opened, singular informal)
– il/elle/on a ouvert (he/she/it opened/has opened)
– nous avons ouvert (we opened/have opened)
– vous avez ouvert (you opened/have opened, singular formal or plural)
– ils/elles ont ouvert (they opened/have opened)

Imperfect:
– j’ouvrais (I was opening)
– tu ouvrais (you were opening, singular informal)
– il/elle/on ouvrait (he/she/it was opening)
– nous ouvrions (we were opening)
– vous ouvriez (you were opening, singular formal or plural)
– ils/elles ouvraient (they were opening)

Future:
– j’ouvrirai (I will open)
– tu ouvriras (you will open, singular informal)
– il/elle/on ouvrira (he/she/it will open)
– nous ouvrirons (we will open)
– vous ouvrirez (you will open, singular formal or plural)
– ils/elles ouvriront (they will open)

Examples of sentences:
– “Je vais ouvrir la porte.” (I am going to open the door.)
– “Peux-tu ouvrir la fenêtre?” (Can you open the window?)
– “Elle a ouvert le cadeau avec excitation.” (She opened the gift with excitement.)
– “Nous ouvrirons bientôt notre propre restaurant.” (We will open our own restaurant soon.)
– “Les magasins ouvrent à 9 heures ici.” (Stores open at 9 am here.)
– “Je n’ai pas pu ouvrir le bocal.” (I couldn’t open the jar.)

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