Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb sommer
Introduction to the verb sommer
The English translation of the French verb sommer is “to summon” or “to urge.” It is pronounced as “SOH-may.”
Sommer comes from the Old French word “sumer,” which means “to summon” or “to urge.” In everyday French, it is most often used to express the action of calling someone to appear or requiring them to do something. It can also be used in a more figurative sense to describe a strong urge or desire.
Examples:
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Je vais sommer les témoins de l’accident à témoigner lors du procès. (I will summon the witnesses of the accident to testify during the trial.)
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Le chef a sommé ses employés de travailler plus dur pour respecter les délais. (The boss urged his employees to work harder to meet the deadlines.)
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Elle se sentait sommée par son conscience de dire la vérité. (She felt an urge from her conscience to tell the truth.)
Sommer – 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 sommer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je somme | Je somme tous les jours. | I swim every day. |
Tu | Tu sommes | Tu sommes un bon nageur. | You are a good swimmer. |
Il | Il somme | Il somme dans la piscine. | He swims in the pool. |
Elle | Elle somme | Elle somme avec ses amis. | She swims with her friends. |
On | On somme | On somme pour se détendre. | We swim to relax. |
Nous | Nous sommons | Nous sommons en été. | We swim in the summer. |
Vous | Vous sommez | Vous sommez souvent? | Do you swim often? |
Ils | Ils somment | Ils somment en compétition. | They swim competitively. |
Elles | Elles somment | Elles somment ensemble. | They swim together. |
Other Conjugations for Sommer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb sommer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sommer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sommer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sommer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sommer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sommer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sommer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sommer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sommer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sommer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sommer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sommer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sommer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sommer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sommer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sommer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sommer
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