Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pendre
Introduction to the verb pendre
The English translation of the French verb pendre is “to hang.” The infinitive form of pendre is pronounced “pahn-dr.”
The language origin of pendre can be traced back to the Latin word “pendere,” which means “to hang.” In everyday French, pendre is most often used to refer to the physical action of hanging something or someone, but it can also have figurative meanings such as “to suspend” or “to be undecided.”
Examples:
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Je vais pendre des photos au mur. (I am going to hang pictures on the wall.)
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Le juge a décidé de le pendre pour ses crimes. (The judge decided to hang him for his crimes.)
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Je suis en train de me pendre si je dois choisir entre les deux. (I am hanging myself trying to choose between the two.)
Pendre – 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 pendre
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | je pends | Je pends le linge sur le fil. | I hang the laundry on the line. |
tu | tu pends | Tu pends les tableaux sur le mur. | You hang the paintings on the wall. |
il | il pend | Il pend le téléphone à son oreille. | He hangs the phone to his ear. |
elle | elle pend | Elle pend les clés à côté de la porte. | She hangs the keys next to the door. |
on | on pend | On pend les décorations dans le jardin. | We hang the decorations in the garden. |
nous | nous pendons | Nous pendons les vêtements dans l’armoire. | We hang the clothes in the closet. |
vous | vous pendez | Vous pendez les rideaux dans le salon. | You hang the curtains in the living room. |
ils | ils pendent | Ils pendent les lanternes dans l’arbre. | They hang the lanterns in the tree. |
elles | elles pendent | Elles pendent les photos sur le mur. | They hang the photos on the wall. |
Other Conjugations for Pendre.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pendre (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendre
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendre
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendre
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendre
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendre
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendre
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendre
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendre
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendre
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendre
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendre
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendre
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendre
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendre
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendre
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pendre
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