Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pister
Introduction to the verb pister
The English translation of the French verb pister is “to track” or “to follow”. It is pronounced pee-stay.
The origin of pister comes from the Latin word “pistare”, meaning “to tread, ram, pound”. In everyday French, pister is most often used to refer to following or tracking someone or something, either physically or digitally.
Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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Je vais pister mon colis pour savoir à quelle heure il arrivera. (I am going to track my package to find out what time it will arrive.)
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Les enquêteurs ont pisté le suspect pendant des heures avant de l’arrêter. (The investigators tracked the suspect for hours before arresting him.)
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Les utilisateurs doivent être conscients que leurs activités en ligne peuvent être pistées par les entreprises. (Users should be aware that their online activities can be tracked by companies.)
Translation:
The examples show the verb being used to track a package, a person, and online activities.
Pister – 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 pister
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | piste | Je piste la cible. | I track the target. |
tu | pistes | Tu pistes le suspect. | You track the suspect. |
il | piste | Il piste ses proies. | He tracks his prey. |
elle | piste | Elle piste le danger. | She tracks danger. |
on | piste | On piste une piste. | One tracks a trail. |
nous | pistons | Nous pistons le gibier. | We track the game. |
vous | piste | Vous piste le criminel. | You (plural/formal) track the criminal. |
ils | pistent | Ils pistent le voleur. | They track the thief. |
elles | pistent | Elles pistent des animaux. | They track animals. |
Other Conjugations for Pister.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pister (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pister
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pister
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pister
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pister
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pister
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pister
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pister
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pister
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pister
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pister
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pister
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pister
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pister
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pister
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pister
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pister
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