Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb poser
Introduction to the verb poser
The English translation of the French verb poser is “to ask” or “to pose.” It is pronounced as “poh-zey.”
The word poser comes from the Latin word “pausare,” which means “to pause.” In everyday French, it is most often used to mean “to ask a question” or “to pose a problem.”
Examples of its usage are:
1) Je vais poser une question à mon professeur. (I am going to ask a question to my teacher.)
2) Le journaliste a posé une question difficile au politicien. (The journalist asked a difficult question to the politician.)
3) Le problème que tu poses est très intéressant. (The problem you pose is very interesting.)
Poser – 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 poser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | pose | Je pose une question. | I am asking a question. |
tu | poses | Tu poses une question. | You are asking a question. |
il | pose | Il pose une question. | He is asking a question. |
elle | pose | Elle pose une question. | She is asking a question. |
on | pose | On pose une question. | We are asking a question. |
nous | posons | Nous posons une question. | We are asking a question. |
vous | posez | Vous posez une question. | You are asking a question. |
ils | posent | Ils posent une question. | They are asking a question. |
elles | posent | Elles posent une question. | They are asking a question. |
Other Conjugations for Poser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb poser (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb poser
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