Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tourner
Introduction to the verb tourner
The English translation of the French verb tourner is “to turn.” It is pronounced as “toor-nay.”
Tourner comes from the Old French word “torner,” meaning “to turn, twist, or change direction.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe physically turning or rotating something, as well as figuratively to indicate a change in direction or course of action.
Examples of its usage include:
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Je vais tourner à droite au prochain carrefour. (I’m going to turn right at the next intersection.)
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Le chef a décidé de tourner le projet vers une nouvelle direction. (The boss decided to turn the project in a new direction.)
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Il faut tourner la clé dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre pour ouvrir la porte. (You have to turn the key counterclockwise to open the door.)
Tourner – 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 tourner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | tourne | Je tourne toujours à gauche. | I always turn left.
Tu | tournes | Tu tournes le volant. | You turn the wheel.
Il | tourne | Il tourne à droite. | He turns right.
Elle | tourne | Elle tourne la clé. | She turns the key.
On | tourne | On tourne à gauche ici. | We turn left here.
Nous | tournons | Nous tournons ensemble. | We turn together.
Vous | tournez | Vous tournez à droite là-bas. | You turn right over there.
Ils | tournent | Ils tournent en rond. | They are turning in circles.
Elles | tournent | Elles tournent à gauche au prochain feu. | They turn left at the next light.
Other Conjugations for Tourner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tourner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourner
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