Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb piéger
Introduction to the verb piéger
The English translation of the French verb piéger is “to trap” or “to catch.” It is pronounced as “pee-eh-zhay.”
The word piéger comes from the Old French word “piege,” which means “trap.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of setting a trap or catching someone or something.
Here are three simple examples of how piéger is used in everyday French:
1) Il a piégé le rat dans la cage. (He trapped the rat in the cage.)
2) Le policier a piégé le voleur en le faisant avouer. (The police officer caught the thief by making him confess.)
3) Les journalistes ont piégé le politicien avec des questions difficiles. (The journalists trapped the politician with tough questions.)
Piéger – 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 piéger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je piège | Je piège les souris dans ma maison. | I trap mice in my house. |
Tu | Tu pièges | Tu pièges les gens avec tes blagues. | You trap people with your jokes. |
Il | Il piège | Il piège les criminels avec astuce. | He traps criminals with cunning. |
Elle | Elle piège | Elle piège son petit ami pour son anniversaire. | She traps her boyfriend for his birthday. |
On | On piège | On piège les touristes avec de fausses informations. | We trap tourists with false information. |
Nous | Nous piégeons | Nous piégeons les insectes dans nos jardins. | We trap insects in our gardens. |
Vous | Vous piègez | Vous piègez les menteurs avec vos questions. | You trap liars with your questions. |
Ils | Ils piègent | Ils piègent les animaux pour leur recherche. | They trap animals for their research. |
Elles | Elles piègent | Elles piègent les poissons pour leur dîner. | They trap fish for their dinner. |
Other Conjugations for Piéger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb piéger (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piéger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piéger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piéger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piéger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piéger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piéger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piéger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piéger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piéger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piéger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piéger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piéger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piéger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piéger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piéger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piéger
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