Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb paître
Introduction to the verb paître
The English translation of the French verb paître is “to graze.” It is pronounced “PEH-truh.”
Paître comes from the Latin word pascere, meaning “to feed.” In everyday French, it is used to describe the action of animals eating grass or other plants in a field or pasture.
- Les vaches paissent dans la prairie. (The cows are grazing in the meadow.)
- Les moutons paissent tranquillement. (The sheep are grazing peacefully.)
- Les chevaux paissent toute la journée. (The horses graze all day.)
Paître – 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 paître
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | paîs | Je paîs dans le champ. | I graze in the field. |
tu | pais | Tu pais avec les moutons. | You graze with the sheep. |
il | paît | Il paît tranquillement. | He grazes calmly. |
elle | paît | Elle paît avec les vaches. | She grazes with the cows. |
on | paît | On paît toute la journée. | We graze all day. |
nous | paîssons | Nous paîssons dans la prairie. | We graze in the meadow. |
vous | paîssez | Vous paîssez les brebis. | You graze the sheep. |
ils | paîssent | Ils paîssent dans le pré. | They graze in the pasture. |
elles | paîssent | Elles paîssent ensemble. | They graze together. |
Other Conjugations for Paître.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb paître (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paître
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paître
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paître
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paître
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paître
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paître
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paître
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paître
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paître
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paître
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paître
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paître
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paître
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paître
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paître
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paître
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