Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb prévoir
Introduction to the verb prévoir
The English translation of the French verb prévoir is “to foresee” or “to anticipate”. It is pronounced as “preh-vwahr” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of prévoir is Latin, from the word “praevidēre” meaning “to foresee”. In everyday French, it is used to express actions or events that are predicted or planned in advance.
Example 1: Nous devons prévoir la météo avant de planifier notre pique-nique. (We need to check the weather before planning our picnic.)
Example 2: Je prévois de partir en vacances en juillet. (I am planning to go on vacation in July.)
Example 3: Le gouvernement doit prévoir des mesures pour protéger l’environnement. (The government must anticipate measures to protect the environment.)
Prévoir – 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 prévoir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | prévois | Je prévois de partir demain. | I plan on leaving tomorrow. |
Tu | prévois | Tu prévois d’aller au cinéma ce soir. | You plan on going to the movies tonight. |
Il | prévoit | Il prévoit de faire du vélo ce weekend. | He plans on going biking this weekend. |
Elle | prévoit | Elle prévoit de voir ses amis demain. | She plans on seeing her friends tomorrow. |
On | prévoit | On prévoit de partir en vacances l’été prochain. | We plan on going on vacation next summer. |
Nous | prévoyons | Nous prévoyons d’avoir une réunion demain. | We plan on having a meeting tomorrow. |
Vous | prévoyez | Vous prévoyez de partir en voyage bientôt. | You plan on going on a trip soon. |
Ils | prévoient | Ils prévoient de déménager l’année prochaine. | They plan on moving next year. |
Elles | prévoient | Elles prévoient d’aller au parc cet après-midi. | They plan on going to the park this afternoon. |
Other Conjugations for Prévoir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb prévoir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévoir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévoir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévoir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévoir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévoir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévoir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévoir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévoir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévoir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévoir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévoir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévoir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévoir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévoir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévoir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévoir
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