Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb extraire
Introduction to the verb extraire
The English translation of the French verb extraire is “to extract.” It is pronounced as “ehk-strair.”
The origin of extraire can be traced back to the Latin word “extrahere,” which means “to draw out” or “to extract.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the action of extracting or removing something from a larger entity.
Here are three simple examples of how extraire is commonly used in everyday French:
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J’ai dû extraire une dent de sagesse hier chez le dentiste. (I had to extract a wisdom tooth at the dentist yesterday.)
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Il faut extraire l’information pertinente de ce rapport. (We need to extract the relevant information from this report.)
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Le chirurgien a réussi à extraire la balle du corps du patient. (The surgeon successfully extracted the bullet from the patient’s body.)
Extraire – 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 extraire
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’extrais | J’extrais de l’eau de cette source. | I am extracting water from this source. |
tu | tu extrais | Tu extrais trop de sucre dans ton café. | You extract too much sugar in your coffee. |
il | il extrait | Il extrait les données du fichier Excel. | He extracts data from the Excel file. |
elle | elle extrait | Elle extrait de l’huile essentielle de lavande. | She extracts lavender essential oil. |
on | on extrait | On extrait des minéraux de cette mine. | We extract minerals from this mine. |
nous | nous extrayons | Nous extrayons du charbon dans cette région. | We extract coal in this region. |
vous | vous extrayez | Vous extrayez les mauvaises herbes du jardin. | You extract weeds from the garden. |
ils | ils extraient | Ils extraient du pétrole au large des côtes. | They extract oil off the coast. |
elles | elles extraient | Elles extraient du sel de l’eau de mer. | They extract salt from seawater. |
Other Conjugations for Extraire.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb extraire (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extraire
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extraire
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extraire
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extraire
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extraire
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extraire
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extraire
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extraire
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extraire
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extraire
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extraire
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extraire
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extraire
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extraire
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extraire
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extraire
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