Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Introduction to the verb fourrager
The English translation of the French verb “fourrager” is “to forage” or “to rummage”. The infinitive form “fourrager” is pronounced as “foo-ra-zhay”.
The word “fourrager” comes from the Old French word “forrer”, which means “to search”. In everyday French, it is often used to describe the act of searching or rummaging through something, typically in the context of finding food or supplies.
Examples:
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Je dois fourrager dans le placard pour trouver quelque chose à manger.
(I have to forage in the pantry to find something to eat.) -
Les écureuils passent leur temps à fourrager dans les bois à la recherche de noix.
(Squirrels spend their time foraging in the woods for nuts.) -
Les archéologues ont dû fourrager à travers les ruines pour trouver des artefacts anciens.
(The archaeologists had to rummage through the ruins to find ancient artifacts.)
Fourrager – 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 fourrager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | fourrage | Je fourrage dans mes affaires. | I rummage through my things. |
Tu | fourrages | Tu fourrages dans tes souvenirs. | You rummage through your memories. |
Il | fourrage | Il fourrage dans son sac. | He rummages through his bag. |
Elle | fourrage | Elle fourrage dans ses affaires. | She rummages through her things. |
On | fourrage | On fourrage dans nos documents. | We rummage through our documents. |
Nous | fourrageons | Nous fourrageons dans nos placards. | We rummage through our closets. |
Vous | fourragez | Vous fourragez dans votre sac à dos. | You rummage through your backpack. |
Ils | fourragent | Ils fourragent dans leurs tiroirs. | They rummage through their drawers. |
Elles | fourragent | Elles fourragent dans leurs sacs. | They rummage through their bags. |
Other Conjugations for Fourrager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
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