lire - to read - French verb conjugated

How is this French verb conjugated – LIRE – TO READ? What does it sound like? AUDIO below, by Anne, a native speaker

Indicatif - Indicative Mode .... statements

présent .... present tense

je lis .... I read*

je ne lis pas .... I’m not reading

je lis .... I read

tu lis .... you read

elle lit .... she reads

il lit .... he/it reads

on lit .... we read

nous lisons .... we read

vous lisez .... you read

elles lisent .... they read

ils lisent .... they read

*also I'm reading…

imparfait .... imperfect

je lisais .... I used to read*

je ne lisais pas .... I didn’t use to read

je lisais .... I used to read

tu lisais .... you used to read

elle lisait .... she used to read

il lisait .... he/it used to read

on lisait .... we used to read

nous lisions .... we used to read

vous lisiez .... you used to read

elles lisaient .... they used to read

ils lisaient .... they used to read

*also I was reading , I would read…

passé composé .... preterit or present perfect

j’ai lu .... I read*

je n’ai pas lu .... I didn’t read

j’ai lu .... I read

tu as lu .... you read

elle a lu .... she read

il a lu .... he/it read

on a lu .... we read

nous avons lu .... we read

vous avez lu .... you read

elles ont lu .... they read

ils ont lu .... they read

*also I have read….

futur simple .... future tense

je lirai .... I will read

je ne lirai pas .... I won’t read

je lirai .... I will read

tu liras .... you will read

elle lira .... she will read

il lira .... he/it will read

on lira .... we will read

nous lirons .... we will read

vous lirez .... you will read

elles liront .... they will read

ils liront .... they will read

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