Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb limer
Introduction to the verb limer
The English translation of the French verb limer is “to file” or “to sand.” It is pronounced “lee-may.”
Limer is derived from the Latin word “lima,” meaning “file” or “grater.” In everyday French, it is most often used to refer to the act of filing or sanding down something, such as a piece of wood or metal. It can also be used figuratively to mean “to wear down” or “to smooth out.”
Examples:
- Je dois limer les ongles de mon chien car ils sont trop longs. (I need to file my dog’s nails because they are too long.)
- Le bruit de la lime me dérange, peux-tu arrêter s’il te plaît? (The sound of the file is bothering me, can you stop please?)
- Il faut limer les bords de la table pour qu’ils soient bien lisses. (We need to sand down the edges of the table to make them smooth.)
Limer – 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 limer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | lime | Je lime mon crayon. | I sharpen my pencil. |
tu | limes | Tu limes tes ongles. | You file your nails. |
il | lime | Il lime une pièce de bois. | He sands a piece of wood. |
elle | lime | Elle lime ses chaussures. | She polishes her shoes. |
on | lime | On lime les bords pour les adoucir. | One files the edges to smooth them. |
nous | limons | Nous limons le métal. | We file the metal. |
vous | limez | Vous limez vos dents. | You file your teeth. |
ils | liment | Ils liment leur travail. | They refine their work. |
elles | liment | Elles liment leurs ongles. | They file their nails. |
Other Conjugations for Limer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb limer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb limer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb limer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb limer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb limer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb limer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb limer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb limer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb limer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb limer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb limer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb limer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb limer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb limer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb limer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb limer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb limer
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