Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb rider
Introduction to the verb rider
The English translation of the French verb rider is “to ride.” It is pronounced as “ree-der.”
The word rider comes from the Old French word “ridier,” which means “to ride” or “a knight.” In everyday French, rider is used as a regular verb to describe the action of riding a vehicle or animal, or to express the idea of riding something figuratively, such as a wave or a trend.
- Je vais rider mon vélo le long de la rivière. (I’m going to ride my bike along the river.)
- Les surfeurs ont hâte de rider les vagues de l’océan. (The surfers are excited to ride the waves of the ocean.)
- Elle a décidé de rider la tendance des vêtements vintage. (She has decided to ride the trend of vintage clothing.)
Rider – 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 rider
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je ride | Je ride à vélo. | I ride my bike. |
Tu | tu rides | Tu rides vite. | You ride fast. |
Il | il ride | Il ride un cheval. | He rides a horse. |
Elle | elle ride | Elle ride en montagne. | She rides in the mountains. |
On | on ride | On ride tous les jours. | We/They ride every day. |
Nous | nous ridons | Nous ridons en tandem. | We ride tandem. |
Vous | vous ridez | Vous ridez en ville. | You ride in the city. |
Ils | ils rident | Ils rident en groupe. | They ride in a group. |
Elles | elles rident | Elles rident à la plage. | They ride at the beach. |
Other Conjugations for Rider.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb rider (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rider
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rider
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rider
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rider
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rider
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rider
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rider
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rider
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rider
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rider
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rider
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rider
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rider
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rider
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rider
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rider
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