Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb former
Introduction to the verb former
The English translation of the French verb “former” is “to train” or “to educate.” The infinitive form “former” is pronounced as “for-may.”
“Former” comes from the Latin word “formare,” meaning “to shape” or “to mold.” In everyday French, it is commonly used to indicate the act of training or educating someone in a specific field or skill.
Examples:
- Je vais me former en informatique. (I am going to train in computer science.)
- Les professeurs forment les étudiants à devenir de bons médecins. (The teachers train the students to become good doctors.)
- Nous devons former nos employés sur les nouvelles techniques de vente. (We need to train our employees on the new sales techniques.)
Former – 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 former
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | forme | Je forme une équipe. | I form a team. |
tu | formes | Tu formes un groupe. | You form a group. |
il | forme | Il forme une organisation. | He forms an organization. |
elle | forme | Elle forme une association. | She forms an association. |
on | forme | On forme une coalition. | We form a coalition. |
nous | formons | Nous formons un comité. | We form a committee. |
vous | formez | Vous formez une société. | You form a company. |
ils | forment | Ils forment un syndicat. | They form a union. |
elles | forment | Elles forment une alliance. | They form an alliance. |
Other Conjugations for Former.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb former (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb former
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb former
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb former
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb former
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb former
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb former
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb former
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb former
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb former
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb former
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb former
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb former
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb former
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb former
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb former
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb former
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb former
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb former
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb former
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb former
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb former
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