Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pioncer
Introduction to the verb pioncer
The English translation of the French verb pioncer is “to sleep/to doze off”. It is pronounced as “pee-on-say” in its infinitive form.
Pioncer is derived from the Old French word “paisner”, which means “to sleep”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe a deep and restful sleep.
Examples:
- Je suis fatigué, je vais pioncer un peu. (I am tired, I am going to sleep a bit.)
- Les bébés pioncent beaucoup pendant la journée. (Babies sleep a lot during the day.)
- Elle a pioncé toute la soirée après une longue semaine de travail. (She slept the whole evening after a long week of work.)
Pioncer – 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 pioncer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | pionce | Je pionce. | I am sleeping. |
Tu | pionces | Tu pionces. | You are sleeping. |
Il | pionce | Il pionce. | He is sleeping. |
Elle | pionce | Elle pionce. | She is sleeping. |
On | pionce | On pionce. | One/We are sleeping. |
Nous | pionçons | Nous pionçons. | We are sleeping. |
Vous | pioncez | Vous pioncez. | You are sleeping. |
Ils | pioncent | Ils pioncent. | They are sleeping. |
Elles | pioncent | Elles pioncent. | They are sleeping. |
Other Conjugations for Pioncer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pioncer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pioncer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pioncer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pioncer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pioncer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pioncer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pioncer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pioncer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pioncer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pioncer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pioncer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pioncer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pioncer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pioncer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pioncer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pioncer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pioncer
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