Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb hoqueter
Introduction to the verb hoqueter
The English translation of the French verb hoqueter is “to hiccup.” It is pronounced [ʁɔkəte].
The word hoqueter comes from the Old French word “hocqueter” which means “to cough” or “to struggle.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of having hiccups.
Examples:
- J’ai mangé trop vite et maintenant je hoquette sans arrêt. (I ate too quickly and now I can’t stop hiccuping.)
- Les bébés hoquètent souvent après avoir bu du lait. (Babies often hiccup after drinking milk.)
- Elle a bu trop de champagne et maintenant elle hoquette bruyamment. (She drank too much champagne and now she’s hiccuping loudly.)
Hoqueter – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of hoqueter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | hoquette | J’hoquette quand je ris. | I hiccup when I laugh. |
tu | hoquettes | Tu hoquettes souvent après avoir bu. | You often hiccup after drinking. |
il | hoquette | Il hoquette en mangeant trop vite. | He hiccups when eating too quickly. |
elle | hoquette | Elle hoquette en respirant profondément. | She hiccups when taking deep breaths. |
on | hoquette | On hoquette lorsqu’on est nerveux. | One hiccups when nervous. |
nous | hoquetons | Nous hoquetons après un fou rire. | We hiccup after a fit of laughter. |
vous | hoquetez | Vous hoquetez à cause de la nourriture épicée. | You hiccup because of spicy food. |
ils | hoquettent | Ils hoquettent quand ils ont le hoquet. | They hiccup when they have hiccups. |
elles | hoquettent | Elles hoquettent en mangeant trop vite. | They hiccup when eating too quickly. |
Other Conjugations for Hoqueter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb hoqueter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hoqueter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hoqueter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hoqueter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hoqueter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hoqueter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hoqueter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hoqueter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hoqueter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hoqueter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hoqueter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hoqueter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hoqueter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hoqueter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hoqueter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hoqueter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hoqueter
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