Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb lancer
Introduction to the verb lancer
The English translation of the French verb lancer is “to launch” or “to throw”. It is pronounced as “lahn-seh”.
The word lancer comes from the Old French word “lanceor” which means “to throw or hurl”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of throwing or launching something, whether it be an object or an idea.
- Je vais lancer la balle à mon chien. (I am going to throw the ball to my dog.)
- Le professeur a lancé une nouvelle méthode d’enseignement. (The teacher launched a new teaching method.)
- La société a lancé un nouveau produit sur le marché. (The company launched a new product on the market.)
Lancer – 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 lancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Lance | Je lance le ballon. | I throw the ball. |
Tu | Lances | Tu lances le ballon. | You throw the ball. |
Il | Lance | Il lance le ballon. | He throws the ball. |
Elle | Lance | Elle lance le ballon. | She throws the ball. |
On | Lance | On lance le ballon. | We/They throw the ball. |
Nous | Lançons | Nous lançons le ballon. | We throw the ball. |
Vous | Lancez | Vous lancez le ballon. | You throw the ball. |
Ils | Lancent | Ils lancent le ballon. | They throw the ball. |
Elles | Lancent | Elles lancent le ballon. | They throw the ball. |
Other Conjugations for Lancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb lancer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lancer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lancer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lancer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lancer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lancer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lancer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lancer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lancer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lancer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lancer
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