Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb parcourir
Introduction to the verb parcourir
The English translation of the French verb parcourir is “to travel through” or “to go over.” It is pronounced as “par-koor-eer.”
Parcourir comes from the Old French word “parcours,” which means “course” or “route.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of moving or traveling through a place or covering a certain distance.
- Je vais parcourir l’Europe cet été. (I am going to travel through Europe this summer.)
- Les coureurs vont parcourir 10 kilomètres lors de la course. (The runners will cover 10 kilometers during the race.)
- Nous avons parcouru le musée en une heure. (We went through the museum in one hour.)
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Parcourir – 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 parcourir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | parcours | Je parcours la ville. | I traverse the city. |
tu | parcours | Tu parcours le parc. | You traverse the park. |
il | parcourt | Il parcourt la route. | He travels the road. |
elle | parcourt | Elle parcourt la forêt. | She explores the forest. |
on | parcourt | On parcourt le chemin. | We travel the path. |
nous | parcourons | Nous parcourons le pays. | We travel the country. |
vous | parcourez | Vous parcourez la plage. | You traverse the beach. |
ils | parcourent | Ils parcourent la montagne. | They explore the mountain. |
elles | parcourent | Elles parcourent la rivière. | They traverse the river. |
Other Conjugations for Parcourir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb parcourir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parcourir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parcourir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parcourir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parcourir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parcourir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parcourir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parcourir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parcourir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parcourir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parcourir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parcourir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parcourir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parcourir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parcourir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parcourir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb parcourir
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