Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pleuvoir
Introduction to the verb pleuvoir
The English translation of the French verb pleuvoir is “to rain.” It is pronounced as “pluh-vwahr.”
Pleuvoir comes from the Latin word “pluere” which also means “to rain.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of rain falling from the sky.
Examples:
- Il pleut beaucoup aujourd’hui. (It is raining a lot today.)
- Nous avons besoin de nos imperméables car il pleut. (We need our raincoats because it’s raining.)
- J’adore écouter la pluie tomber. (I love listening to the rain falling.)
Pleuvoir – 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 pleuvoir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | pleut | Il pleut tous les jours. | It rains every day. |
Tu | pleut | Tu pleut souvent. | You rain often. |
Il | pleut | Il pleut beaucoup aujourd’hui. | It’s raining a lot today. |
Elle | pleut | Elle pleut depuis une heure. | She’s been raining for an hour. |
On | pleut | On pleut rarement en été. | It rarely rains in the summer. |
Nous | pleuvons | Nous pleuvons trop souvent. | We rain too often. |
Vous | pleuvez | Vous pleuvez maintenant. | You are raining now. |
Ils | pleuvent | Ils pleuvent toute la nuit. | They are raining all night. |
Elles | pleuvent | Elles pleuvent sans cesse. | They are raining constantly. |
Other Conjugations for Pleuvoir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pleuvoir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleuvoir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleuvoir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleuvoir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleuvoir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleuvoir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleuvoir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleuvoir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleuvoir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleuvoir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleuvoir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleuvoir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleuvoir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleuvoir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleuvoir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleuvoir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pleuvoir
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