Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Introduction to the verb herser
The English translation of the French verb herser is “to harrow.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “ehr-seh.”
The verb herser comes from the Old French word “hercer” which means “to rake.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the action of breaking up and smoothing soil using a harrow, a tool with spikes or discs attached to a frame that is dragged over the soil.
Examples:
- Les agriculteurs hersent leurs champs pour préparer le sol avant la plantation. (Farmers harrow their fields to prepare the soil before planting.)
- Il est important de bien herser le sol après avoir semé les graines pour les enfouir légèrement. (It is important to harrow the soil well after sowing the seeds to lightly bury them.)
- J’ai loué un tracteur pour herser mon jardin car mon dos ne me permet plus de le faire à la main. (I rented a tractor to harrow my garden because my back can no longer do it by hand.)
Herser – 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 herser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | je herse | Je herse le terrain. | I rake the field.
Tu | tu herses | Tu herses le jardin. | You rake the garden.
Il | il herse | Il herse le sol. | He rakes the ground.
Elle | elle herse | Elle herse le champ. | She rakes the field.
On | on herse | On herse la pelouse. | One rakes the lawn.
Nous | nous hersons | Nous hersons la terre. | We rake the soil.
Vous | vous hersez | Vous hersez le sable. | You rake the sand.
Ils | ils hersent | Ils hersent le parc. | They rake the park.
Elles | elles hersent | Elles hersent le chemin. | They rake the path.
Other Conjugations for Herser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb herser (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb herser
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