Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pressentir
Introduction to the verb pressentir
The English translation of the French verb pressentir is “to sense” or “to have a feeling about”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “preh-sah(n)-teer”.
Pressentir comes from the combination of the Latin prefix “pre-” meaning “before” and the verb “sentire” meaning “to feel”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe a premonition or intuition about something.
Examples:
- Je pressentais que quelque chose n’allait pas. – I had a feeling that something was wrong.
- Il a pressenti le danger et a pris une autre route. – He sensed the danger and took a different route.
- Nous pressentions que la soirée allait être ennuyeuse. – We had a feeling that the evening was going to be boring.
Pressentir – 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 pressentir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | je pressens | Je pressens un danger. | I sense danger. |
tu | tu pressens | Tu pressens les réponses. | You sense the answers. |
il | il pressent | Il pressent une opportunité. | He senses an opportunity. |
elle | elle pressent | Elle pressent une présence. | She senses a presence. |
on | on pressent | On pressent une tempête. | One senses a storm. |
nous | nous pressentons | Nous pressentons une victoire. | We sense a victory. |
vous | vous pressentez | Vous pressentez une solution. | You sense a solution. |
ils | ils pressentent | Ils pressentent un changement. | They sense a change. |
elles | elles pressentent | Elles pressentent un danger. | They sense a danger. |
Other Conjugations for Pressentir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pressentir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pressentir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pressentir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pressentir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pressentir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pressentir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pressentir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pressentir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pressentir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pressentir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pressentir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pressentir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pressentir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pressentir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pressentir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pressentir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pressentir
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