Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pestiférer
Introduction to the verb pestiférer
The English translation of the French verb pestiférer is “to plague/to harass”. It is pronounced as “peh-stee-feh-reh”.
Pestiférer comes from the Latin word “pestifer” meaning “pestilent” or “harmful”. In everyday French, it is used to describe a persistent and annoying behavior or action towards someone or something.
Examples:
- Les moustiques me pestifèrent toute la nuit. – The mosquitoes plagued me all night.
- Le voisin ne cesse de pestiférer ses animaux. – The neighbor keeps harassing his animals.
- La voiture en panne a pestiféré le trafic sur l’autoroute. – The broken down car caused a traffic jam on the highway.
Pestiférer – 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 pestiférer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je pestifère | Je pestifère dans les rues de la ville. | I plague the streets of the city. |
Tu | tu pestifères | Tu pestifères souvent après avoir mangé. | You often plague after eating. |
Il | il pestifère | Il pestifère dans son lit. | He plagues in his bed. |
Elle | elle pestifère | Elle pestifère contre l’injustice. | She plagues against injustice. |
On | on pestifère | On pestifère de plus en plus. | They are plaguing more and more. |
Nous | nous pestiférons | Nous pestiférons ensemble pour aller chercher de l’eau. | We plague together to go fetch water. |
Vous | vous pestiférez | Vous pestiférez toujours quand vous avez un rhume. | You always plague when you have a cold. |
Ils | ils pestifèrent | Ils pestifèrent leur voisinage avec leur bruit. | They plague their neighborhood with their noise. |
Elles | elles pestifèrent | Elles pestifèrent de manière exagérée. | They plague in an exaggerated way. |
Other Conjugations for Pestiférer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pestiférer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pestiférer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pestiférer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pestiférer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pestiférer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pestiférer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pestiférer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pestiférer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pestiférer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pestiférer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pestiférer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pestiférer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pestiférer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pestiférer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pestiférer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pestiférer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pestiférer
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