Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Introduction to the verb macher
The English translation of the French verb macher is “to chew.” It is pronounced “ma-shay.”
Macher is derived from the Latin word “masticare,” meaning “to chew.” In everyday French, it is commonly used as a synonym for “mâcher” (also meaning “to chew”), but can also have a more figurative meaning of “to think over” or “to ruminate.”
Examples:
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Je dois bien macher ma nourriture avant de l’avaler. (I have to chew my food well before swallowing it.)
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Elle a passé la soirée à macher sur son problème. (She spent the evening mulling over her problem.)
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Il a l’habitude de macher ses mots avant de parler. (He has a habit of carefully considering his words before speaking.)
Macher – 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 macher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | mache | Je mache un chewing-gum. | I am chewing gum. |
tu | maches | Tu maches ta nourriture. | You are chewing your food. |
il | mache | Il mache lentement. | He is chewing slowly. |
elle | mache | Elle mache son stylo. | She is chewing her pen. |
on | mache | On mache un morceau de pain. | We are chewing a piece of bread. |
nous | machons | Nous machons de la gomme. | We are chewing gum. |
vous | machez | Vous machez un fruit. | You are chewing a fruit. |
ils | machent | Ils machent du chewing-gum. | They are chewing gum. |
elles | machent | Elles machent des bonbons. | They are chewing candies. |
Other Conjugations for Macher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb macher (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb macher
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