Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mater
Introduction to the verb mater
The English translation of the French verb mater is “to look at” or “to stare”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “mah-tay”.
The word “mater” comes from the Latin word “māter” meaning “mother”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the sense of looking at something or someone with interest or admiration.
Example 1: Je mate mon nouveau voisin depuis ma fenêtre. (I’m looking at my new neighbor from my window.)
Example 2: Elle a mat les belles voitures dans le parking. (She stared at the beautiful cars in the parking lot.)
Example 3: Les enfants matent les animaux au zoo. (The children are looking at the animals at the zoo.)
Mater – 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 mater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Mate | Je mate la télé. | I am watching TV. |
Tu | Mates | Tu mates tes amis. | You are looking at your friends. |
Il | Mate | Il mate le paysage. | He is admiring the landscape. |
Elle | Mate | Elle mate son téléphone. | She is checking her phone. |
On | Mate | On mate la lune. | We are looking at the moon. |
Nous | Matons | Nous matons le match. | We are watching the game. |
Vous | Matez | Vous matez la vidéo. | You are watching the video. |
Ils | Matent | Ils matent les filles. | They are staring at the girls. |
Elles | Matent | Elles matent les garçons. | They are checking out the boys. |
Other Conjugations for Mater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mater (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mater
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