Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Introduction to the verb fossoyer
The English translation of the French verb “fossoyer” is “to bury.” The pronunciation of the infinitive form “fossoyer” is [fos-wa-yey].
Fossoyer originates from the Old French word “fossier,” which means “grave digger.” In everyday French, it is commonly used to refer to the act of burying someone or something. Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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Je vais fossoyer mon chien dans le jardin.
(I am going to bury my dog in the garden.) -
Les archéologues ont fossoyé une ancienne tombe.
(The archaeologists dug up an ancient tomb.) -
Il est difficile de fossoyer dans un sol gelé.
(It is difficult to dig a grave in frozen ground.)
Fossoyer – 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 fossoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | fossoie | Je fossoie un trou. | I dig a hole. |
tu | fossoies | Tu fossoies rapidement. | You dig quickly. |
il | fossoie | Il fossoie profondément. | He digs deeply. |
elle | fossoie | Elle fossoie avec soin. | She digs carefully. |
on | fossoie | On fossoie en équipe. | One digs as a team. |
nous | fossoyons | Nous fossoyons ensemble. | We dig together. |
vous | fossoyez | Vous fossoyez le sol. | You dig the ground. |
ils | fossoient | Ils fossoient sans relâche. | They dig tirelessly. |
elles | fossoient | Elles fossoient en silence. | They dig silently. |
Other Conjugations for Fossoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
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