Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Introduction to the verb cendrer
The English translation of the French verb “cendrer” is “to ash/to turn into ashes.” The infinitive form “cendrer” is pronounced as [sɑ̃.dʁe].
The verb “cendrer” comes from the noun “cendre” (ash) and is derived from the Latin word “cinis, cineris.” In everyday French, “cendrer” is commonly used when referring to the action of turning something into ashes or covering something with ashes.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage:
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J’ai cendré les restes du feu de camp ce matin.
(I ashed the remains of the campfire this morning.) -
Il faut cendrer les charbons pour les refroidir.
(You need to ash the coals to cool them down.) -
Le volcan a cendré les villages avoisinants.
(The volcano ashed the neighboring villages.)
Please note that the translations provided are approximate and may vary depending on the context.
Cendrer – 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 cendrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | cendre | Je cendre mon visage. | I ash my face. |
tu | cendres | Tu cendres le barbecue. | You ash the barbecue. |
il | cendre | Il cendre les plantes. | He ashes the plants. |
elle | cendre | Elle cendre ses vêtements. | She ashes her clothes. |
on | cendre | On cendre le bois. | One ashes the wood. |
nous | cendrons | Nous cendrons le feu. | We will ash the fire. |
vous | cendrez | Vous cendrez les papiers. | You will ash the papers. |
ils | cendrent | Ils cendrent les cigarettes. | They ash the cigarettes. |
elles | cendrent | Elles cendrent les cendres. | They ash the ashes. |
Other Conjugations for Cendrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
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