Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb piqueter
Introduction to the verb piqueter
The English translation of the French verb piqueter is “to picket.” It is pronounced “pee-keh-teh.”
Piqueter comes from the French word “pique,” which means “picket” or “stake.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the act of setting up a picket line or participating in a strike.
Examples:
- Les travailleurs ont décidé de piqueter pour demander de meilleures conditions de travail. (The workers have decided to picket to demand better working conditions.)
- Les manifestants ont piqueté devant le bâtiment du gouvernement. (The protesters picketed in front of the government building.)
- Les grévistes ont piqueté l’entrée de l’usine pour empêcher les non-grévistes d’y entrer. (The strikers picketed the entrance of the factory to prevent non-strikers from entering.)
Piqueter – 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 piqueter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | piquète | Je piquète devant l’entreprise. | I picket in front of the company. |
tu | piquètes | Tu piquètes avec nous. | You picket with us. |
il | piquète | Il piquète depuis ce matin. | He has been picketing since this morning. |
elle | piquète | Elle piquète pour les droits des travailleurs. | She is picketing for workers’ rights. |
on | piquète | On piquète pour obtenir une augmentation de salaire. | We are picketing to get a salary increase. |
nous | piquetons | Nous piquetons pacifiquement. | We are picketing peacefully. |
vous | piquetez | Vous piquetez en silence. | You are picketing silently. |
ils | piquètent | Ils piquètent devant le siège social. | They are picketing in front of the headquarters. |
elles | piquètent | Elles piquètent en scandant des slogans. | They are picketing while chanting slogans. |
Other Conjugations for Piqueter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb piqueter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piqueter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piqueter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piqueter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piqueter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piqueter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piqueter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piqueter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piqueter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piqueter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piqueter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piqueter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piqueter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piqueter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piqueter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piqueter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piqueter
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