Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fournir
Introduction to the verb fournir
The English translation of the French verb fournir is “to provide” or “to supply”. It is pronounced “foor-neer” in the infinitive form.
Fournir comes from the Old French word “fornir”, which means “to furnish” or “to provide”. It is most often used in everyday French to talk about supplying or giving something to someone, or to talk about providing something that is needed.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in everyday French:
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Je vais fournir les documents pour le projet demain. (I will provide the documents for the project tomorrow.)
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La compagnie fournit des repas gratuits aux employés. (The company provides free meals for the employees.)
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Est-ce que tu peux me fournir l’adresse de ton hôtel? (Can you give me the address of your hotel?)
Fournir – 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 fournir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | fournis | Je fournis des fournitures scolaires. | I provide school supplies. |
Tu | fournis | Tu fournis tes coordonnées ? | Do you provide your contact information? |
Il | fournit | Il fournit un rapport complet. | He provides a complete report. |
Elle | fournit | Elle fournit des instructions claires. | She provides clear instructions. |
On | fournit | On fournit du matériel de bureau. | We provide office supplies. |
Nous | fournissons | Nous fournissons une liste de produits. | We provide a list of products. |
Vous | fournissez | Vous fournissez des renseignements utiles. | You provide useful information. |
Ils | fournissent | Ils fournissent des services de qualité. | They provide quality services. |
Elles | fournissent | Elles fournissent de bons conseils. | They (feminine) provide good advice. |
Other Conjugations for Fournir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fournir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fournir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fournir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fournir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fournir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fournir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fournir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fournir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fournir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fournir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fournir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fournir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fournir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fournir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fournir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fournir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fournir
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