Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ôter
Introduction to the verb ôter
The English translation of the French verb ôter is “to remove” or “to take off”. The infinitive form of ôter is pronounced as “oh-ter”.
The language origin of ôter can be traced back to the Latin word “ottare”, meaning “to remove” or “to take away”. It is most often used in everyday French to indicate the action of removing or taking something off, whether it be an object or a piece of clothing. It is also commonly used in a figurative sense to describe removing something or someone from a situation or position.
Example 1: Je vais ôter mes chaussures avant d’entrer dans la maison. (I am going to take off my shoes before entering the house.)
Example 2: Il faut ôter les débris de la route pour éviter les accidents. (We need to remove the debris from the road to prevent accidents.)
Example 3: Le chef a décidé d’ôter le responsable de ce projet. (The boss has decided to remove the person in charge of this project.)
Ôter – 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 ôter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | ôte | J’ôte mon manteau avant d’entrer. | I remove my coat before entering. |
Tu | ôtes | Tu ôtes tes chaussures avant de monter. | You remove your shoes before going up. |
Il | ôte | Il ôte ses lunettes pour lire. | He removes his glasses to read. |
Elle | ôte | Elle ôte son maquillage avant de se coucher. | She removes her makeup before going to bed. |
On | ôte | On ôte ses chaussettes avant de se coucher. | We remove our socks before going to bed. |
Nous | ôtons | Nous ôtons nos vestes pour entrer. | We remove our jackets before entering. |
Vous | ôtez | Vous ôtez vos chapeaux en entrant. | You remove your hats when entering. |
Ils | ôtent | Ils ôtent leurs gants pour se laver les mains. | They remove their gloves to wash their hands. |
Elles | ôtent | Elles ôtent leurs bijoux avant de prendre une douche. | They remove their jewelry before taking a shower. |
Other Conjugations for Ôter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ôter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ôter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ôter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ôter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ôter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ôter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ôter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ôter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ôter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ôter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ôter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ôter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ôter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ôter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ôter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ôter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ôter
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