Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Introduction to the verb manger
The English translation of the French verb manger is “to eat.” It is pronounced “mahn-zhay.”
The word manger comes from the Latin “manducare,” meaning “to chew” or “to eat.” In everyday French, it is used to describe the action of consuming food. It can also be used figuratively to mean “to devour” or “to consume greedily.”
Examples:
- Je vais manger une pizza pour le dîner. (I am going to eat a pizza for dinner.)
- Les lions doivent manger de la viande pour survivre. (Lions must eat meat to survive.)
- J’ai tellement faim, je pourrais manger un éléphant ! (I am so hungry, I could eat an elephant!)
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Manger – 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 manger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | mange | Je mange une pomme. | I eat an apple. |
Tu | manges | Tu manges du pain. | You eat some bread. |
Il | mange | Il mange une pizza. | He eats a pizza. |
Elle | mange | Elle mange des pâtes. | She eats some pasta. |
On | mange | On mange au restaurant. | We eat at a restaurant. |
Nous | mangeons | Nous mangeons ensemble. | We eat together. |
Vous | mangez | Vous mangez de la salade. | You eat some salad. |
Ils | mangent | Ils mangent des légumes. | They eat some vegetables. |
Elles | mangent | Elles mangent un sandwich. | They eat a sandwich. |
Other Conjugations for Manger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb manger (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manger
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