Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Introduction to the verb creuser
The English translation of the French verb “creuser” is “to dig”. The pronunciation of the infinitive form “creuser” is [kʁøze].
The word “creuser” originated from the Latin word “excoriāre” which means “to hollow out”. In everyday French, “creuser” is commonly used to refer to the action of digging or excavating, both in a literal and figurative sense.
Examples:
- Je vais creuser un trou dans le jardin. (I am going to dig a hole in the garden.)
- Les archéologues creusent pour trouver des vestiges du passé. (Archaeologists dig to find remnants of the past.)
- Creuser des tunnels est une tâche difficile. (Digging tunnels is a challenging task.)
Creuser – 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 creuser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | creuse | Je creuse un trou dans le jardin. | I dig a hole in the garden. |
Tu | creuses | Tu creuses un tunnel. | You dig a tunnel. |
Il | creuse | Il creuse un puits. | He digs a well. |
Elle | creuse | Elle creuse une tranchée. | She digs a trench. |
On | creuse | On creuse des fondations. | One digs foundations. |
Nous | creusons | Nous creusons une fosse. | We dig a pit. |
Vous | creusez | Vous creusez un trou profond. | You dig a deep hole. |
Ils | creusent | Ils creusent une grotte. | They dig a cave. |
Elles | creusent | Elles creusent un abri. | They dig a shelter. |
Other Conjugations for Creuser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb creuser (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
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