Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb plumer
Introduction to the verb plumer
The English translation of the French verb plumer is “to pluck” or “to feather.” It is pronounced as “ploo-may.”
The word plumer comes from the Latin word “plūmāre” meaning “to pluck or to feather.” In everyday French, plumer is most often used to refer to the act of removing feathers from a bird or animal, but it can also be used figuratively to mean “to strip” or “to loot.”
Examples:
- Il faut plumer le poulet avant de le faire cuire. (The chicken must be plucked before cooking it.)
- Les voleurs ont plumer la maison en notre absence. (The thieves looted the house while we were away.)
- Les enfants ont plumer les arbres de leurs feuilles pour en faire des décorations. (The children plucked the trees of their leaves to make decorations.)
Plumer – 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 plumer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | plume | Je plume mes poules. | I pluck my chickens. |
tu | plumes | Tu plumes les oiseaux. | You pluck the birds. |
il | plume | Il plume le canard. | He plucks the duck. |
elle | plume | Elle plume la dinde. | She plucks the turkey. |
on | plume | On plume les autruches. | We pluck the ostriches. |
nous | plumons | Nous plumons les faisans. | We pluck the pheasants. |
vous | plumez | Vous plumez les oies. | You pluck the geese. |
ils | plument | Ils plument les dindons. | They pluck the turkeys. |
elles | pluminent | Elles pluminent les paons. | They pluck the peacocks. |
Other Conjugations for Plumer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb plumer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plumer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plumer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plumer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plumer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plumer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plumer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plumer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plumer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plumer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plumer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plumer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plumer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plumer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plumer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plumer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plumer
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