Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb conduire
Introduction to the verb conduire
The English translation of the French verb conduire is “to drive.” It is pronounced “kawn-dweer.”
The language origin of conduire can be traced back to the Latin word “conducere,” meaning “to lead” or “to guide.” In everyday French, conduire is most commonly used to refer to the action of operating a vehicle, but it can also be used in a more general sense to mean “to guide” or “to conduct.”
Examples:
- Je conduis ma voiture au travail chaque matin. (I drive my car to work every morning.)
- Le professeur a conduit les étudiants à travers le musée. (The teacher led the students through the museum.)
- Nous devons conduire avec prudence sur les routes glacées. (We must drive carefully on icy roads.)
Conduire – 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 conduire
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | conduis | Je conduis une voiture. | I drive a car.
Tu | conduis | Tu conduis bien. | You drive well.
Il | conduit | Il conduit le camion. | He drives the truck.
Elle | conduit | Elle conduit sa moto. | She drives her motorcycle.
On | conduit | On conduit à droite. | We drive on the right.
Nous | conduisons | Nous conduisons vers la plage. | We are driving to the beach.
Vous | conduisez | Vous conduisez trop vite. | You drive too fast.
Ils | conduisent | Ils conduisent un bus. | They drive a bus.
Elles | conduisent | Elles conduisent chacune leur voiture. | They (fem.) each drive their own car.
Other Conjugations for Conduire.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb conduire (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conduire
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conduire
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conduire
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conduire
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conduire
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conduire
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conduire
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conduire
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conduire
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conduire
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conduire
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conduire
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conduire
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conduire
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conduire
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conduire
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