Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Introduction to the verb causer
The English translation of the French verb “causer” is “to cause” or “to chat.” The infinitive form of “causer” is pronounced as [ko-zay].
The word “causer” originates from the Latin word “causare,” meaning “to cause” or “to make happen.” In everyday French, “causer” is commonly used to mean “to chat” or “to have a conversation.” It is often used in informal contexts to refer to casual conversations between friends, family, or acquaintances.
Examples of usage:
- Je vais causer avec mes amis ce soir. (I’m going to chat with my friends tonight.)
- On a passé la soirée à causer de nos projets futurs. (We spent the evening chatting about our future plans.)
- Les voisins sont venus causer chez nous hier soir. (The neighbors came over to chat at our place last night.)
Causer – 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 causer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | cause | Je cause | I talk |
tu | causes | Tu causes | You talk |
il | cause | Il cause | He talks |
elle | cause | Elle cause | She talks |
on | cause | On cause | One talks / We talk |
nous | causons | Nous causons | We talk |
vous | causez | Vous causez | You talk |
ils | causent | Ils causent | They talk (masculine) |
elles | causent | Elles causent | They talk (feminine) |
Other Conjugations for Causer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb causer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
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