Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb piper
Introduction to the verb piper
The English translation of the French verb piper is “to pepper.” It is pronounced as “pee-pay.”
The word “piper” comes from the Latin word “piper,” which means “pepper.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the action of seasoning food with pepper.
Examples:
- Je vais piper le poulet avant de le faire griller. (I am going to pepper the chicken before grilling it.)
- Tu peux piper la salade avec un peu de poivre noir. (You can season the salad with some black pepper.)
- Est-ce que vous avez piper les pâtes ? (Did you season the pasta with pepper?)
Piper – 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 piper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | pipe | Je pipe du tabac. | I smoke tobacco. |
tu | pipes | Tu pipes très bien. | You smoke very well. |
il | pipe | Il pipe sa cigarette. | He smokes his cigarette. |
elle | pipe | Elle ne pipe pas. | She does not smoke. |
on | pipe | On pipe souvent après manger. | We often smoke after eating. |
nous | pipons | Nous pipons du bon tabac. | We smoke good tobacco. |
vous | pipez | Vous pipez en même temps. | You all smoke at the same time. |
ils | pipent | Ils pipent des cigares. | They smoke cigars. |
elles | pipent | Elles pipent dans la soirée. | They (feminine) smoke in the evening. |
Other Conjugations for Piper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb piper (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piper
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