Lire Dire Ecrire
September 25, 2013 § Leave a comment
These verbs are usually taught together because they have similar conjugations. Not identical conjugations, but similar.
lire – to read
| je lis | nous lisons |
| tu lis | vous lisez |
| il lit | ils lisent |
dire – to say or to tell
| je dis | nous disons |
| tu dis | vous dites |
| il dit | ils disent |
médire – to speak ill of, to malign
maudire – to curse (add an extra s for nous, vous, ils conjugations)
prédire – to predict
écrire – to write
| j’écris | nous écrivons |
| tu écris | vous écrivez |
| il écrit | ils écrivent |
s’inscrire – to register
inscrire – to inscribe
décrire – to describe
circonscrire – to circumvent
prescrire – to prescribe
proscrire – to banish, outlaw, advise against
récrire – to rewrite
transcrire – to transcribe
souscrire – to subscribe
French Notes 
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