Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb forer
Introduction to the verb forer
The English translation of the French verb “forer” is “to drill” or “to bore”. The infinitive form of “forer” is pronounced as [fo-ré].
The verb “forer” has its origins in the Latin word “forare”, meaning “to pierce” or “to bore”. In everyday French, it is commonly used in the context of drilling or boring into materials such as soil, rocks, or wood.
Examples of usage:
- Je vais forer un puits dans le jardin. (I am going to drill a well in the garden.)
- Ils ont dû forer pour trouver du pétrole. (They had to drill to find oil.)
- Le géologue a foré des échantillons de roche. (The geologist drilled rock samples.)
Note: The word “forer” can also be used metaphorically to indicate probing or investigating deeply into a subject, but this usage is less common in everyday language.
Forer – 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 forer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je fore | Je fore un chemin. | I predict a path. |
Tu | tu fores | Tu fores son avenir. | You predict his future. |
Il | il fore | Il fore le temps qu’il fera demain. | He predicts the weather for tomorrow. |
Elle | elle fore | Elle fore une hausse des prix. | She predicts a price increase. |
On | on fore | On fore une victoire de l’équipe. | We predict a team victory. |
Nous | nous forons | Nous forons ensemble. | We predict together. |
Vous | vous forez | Vous le forez depuis longtemps. | You predict it for a long time. |
Ils | ils forent | Ils forent les conséquences. | They predict the consequences. |
Elles | elles forent | Elles forent le futur. | They predict the future. |
Other Conjugations for Forer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb forer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forer
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