Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb frire
Introduction to the verb frire
The English translation of the French verb frire is “to fry.” It is pronounced as “free-ruh” in its infinitive form.
The origin of the word frire can be traced back to the Latin word “frigere,” meaning “to roast or fry.” In everyday French, frire is commonly used in cooking to describe the process of frying food in oil. It can also be used in a figurative sense to mean “to be on fire” or “to be consumed by intense emotion.”
Example 1: Je vais frire des pommes de terre pour le dîner. (I am going to fry some potatoes for dinner.)
Example 2: Il faut frire le poisson jusqu’à ce qu’il soit bien cuit. (The fish needs to be fried until it is well cooked.)
Example 3: Sa colère a finalement frire et il s’est calmé. (His anger finally died down and he calmed down.)
Frire – 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 frire
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | Je frie | Je frie des beignets. | I fry some donuts.
Tu | Tu fries | Tu fries des pommes de terre.| You fry some potatoes.
Il | Il frie | Il frie du poisson. | He fries some fish.
Elle | Elle frie | Elle frie des légumes. | She fries some vegetables.
On | On frie | On frie des oignons. | We fry some onions.
Nous | Nous frions | Nous frions des escalopes. | We fry some cutlets.
Vous | Vous friez | Vous friez des frites. | You fry some fries.
Ils | Ils frient | Ils frient des crevettes. | They fry some shrimps.
Elles | Elles frient| Elles frient des donuts. | They fry some donuts.
Other Conjugations for Frire.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb frire (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frire
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frire
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frire
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frire
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frire
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frire
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frire
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frire
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frire
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frire
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frire
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frire
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frire
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frire
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frire
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frire
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