Key facts

Expirer

To expire · to expire/to exhale/to run out

B2Regular
Stem
expir
Past participle
expiré

Examples

J'expire l'air.

I exhale the air.

Il n'expire pas fort.

He doesn't exhale hard.

Nous expirions hier.

We were exhaling yesterday.

Nous avons expiré à fond.

We exhaled deeply.

Présent

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

Group 1
J'expire
Tuexpires
Youexpire
Ilexpire
Heexpires
Nousexpirons
Weexpire
Vousexpirez
Youexpire
Ilsexpirent
Theyexpire

Futur proche

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

Jevais expirer
Iam going to expire
Tuvas expirer
Youare going to expire
Ilva expirer
Heis going to expire
Nousallons expirer
Weare going to expire
Vousallez expirer
Youare going to expire
Ilsvont expirer
Theyare going to expire

Passé récent

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

Jeviens d'expirer
Ihave just expired
Tuviens d'expirer
Youhave just expired
Ilvient d'expirer
Hehas just expired
Nousvenons d'expirer
Wehave just expired
Vousvenez d'expirer
Youhave just expired
Ilsviennent d'expirer
Theyhave just expired

Passé composé

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

J'ai expiré
Ihave expired
Tuas expiré
Youhave expired
Ila expiré
Hehas expired
Nousavons expiré
Wehave expired
Vousavez expiré
Youhave expired
Ilsont expiré
Theyhave expired

Conditionnel présent

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

J'expirerais
Iwould expire
Tuexpirerais
Youwould expire
Ilexpirerait
Hewould expire
Nousexpirerions
Wewould expire
Vousexpireriez
Youwould expire
Ilsexpireraient
Theywould expire

Futur simple

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

J'expirerai
Iwill expire
Tuexpireras
Youwill expire
Ilexpirera
Hewill expire
Nousexpirerons
Wewill expire
Vousexpirerez
Youwill expire
Ilsexpireront
Theywill expire

Imparfait

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

J'expirais
Iwas expiring
Tuexpirais
Youwere expiring
Ilexpirait
Hewas expiring
Nousexpirions
Were expiring
Vousexpiriez
Youwere expiring
Ilsexpiraient
Theywere expiring

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)expire
(Nous)expirons
Weexpire
(Vous)expirez
Youexpire

Participe présent

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

expirant
expiring

Gérondif présent

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

en expirant
expiring

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