Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb marcher
Introduction to the verb marcher
The English translation of the French verb marcher is “to walk”. It is pronounced as “mar-shay”.
Marcher comes from the French word “marche” meaning “a step”. It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the action of walking, either on foot or in a vehicle.
- Je vais marcher au parc ce soir. (I am going to walk to the park tonight.)
- Nous avons marché pendant des heures pour atteindre le sommet de la montagne. (We walked for hours to reach the top of the mountain.)
- Ils préfèrent marcher plutôt que de prendre le bus. (They prefer to walk rather than take the bus.)
Marcher – 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 marcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | marche | Je marche tous les jours. | I walk every day. |
tu | marches | Tu marches trop vite. | You walk too fast. |
il | marche | Il marche au parc. | He walks in the park. |
elle | marche | Elle marche avec son chien. | She walks with her dog. |
on | marche | On marche en ville. | We walk in the city. |
nous | marchons | Nous marchons vers le centre-ville. | We are walking towards downtown. |
vous | marchez | Vous marchez avec moi ? | Are you walking with me? |
ils | marchent | Ils marchent en silence. | They walk in silence. |
elles | marchent | Elles marchent main dans la main. | They walk hand in hand. |
Other Conjugations for Marcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb marcher (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marcher
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