Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb vider
Introduction to the verb vider
The English translation of the French verb vider is “to empty” or “to clear out.” It is pronounced as “vee-dey” in the infinitive form.
The word vider comes from the Latin word “videre” which means “to see.” In everyday French, it is most often used to refer to physically emptying or clearing out something, such as a container or a space.
Examples:
- Je dois vider mon sac à dos avant de partir en voyage. (I have to empty my backpack before leaving on a trip.)
- Nous avons dû vider la maison de notre grand-mère après son décès. (We had to clear out our grandmother’s house after her passing.)
- Il faut vider les poubelles avant que les ordures ne débordent. (We need to empty the trash bins before they overflow.)
These examples can be translated to English as:
- I have to empty my backpack before leaving on a trip.
- We had to clear out our grandmother’s house after her passing.
- We need to empty the trash bins before they overflow.
Vider – 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 vider
Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je vide Je vide mon sac. I empty my bag.
tu vides Tu vides la poubelle. You empty the trash.
il vide Il vide les tiroirs. He empties the drawers.
elle vide Elle vide la baignoire. She empties the bathtub.
on vide On vide les étagères. We empty the shelves.
nous vidons Nous vidons le placard. We empty the closet.
vous videz Vous videz le frigo. You empty the fridge.
ils vident Ils vident leur sac. They empty their bag.
elles vident Elles vident la cave. They empty the basement.
Other Conjugations for Vider.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb vider (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vider
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vider
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vider
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vider
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vider
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vider
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vider
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vider
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vider
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vider
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vider
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vider
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vider
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vider
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vider
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vider
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