Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pourvoir
Introduction to the verb pourvoir
The English translation of the French verb pourvoir is “to provide” or “to supply”. The infinitive form, pourvoir, is pronounced as “poor-vwar” with a silent “d” at the end.
Pourvoir is derived from the Old French verb “povoir” meaning “to be able to” or “to have the power to”. In everyday French, it is most often used in its past participle form “pourvu” to mean “provided” or “supplied”.
Three examples of its usage are:
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Je vous ai pourvu en nourriture et en boissons pour la soirée. (I have provided you with food and drinks for the evening.)
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La compagnie pourvoit à ses employés des avantages sociaux intéressants. (The company provides its employees with attractive benefits.)
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Nous devons nous pourvoir en matériel de camping avant de partir en vacances. (We need to supply ourselves with camping equipment before leaving for vacation.)
Pourvoir – 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 pourvoir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Pourvois | Je pourvois à mes besoins. | I provide for my needs. |
Tu | Pourvois | Tu pourvois à ta famille. | You provide for your family. |
Il | Pourvoit | Il pourvoit à ses responsabilités. | He provides for his responsibilities. |
Elle | Pourvoit | Elle pourvoit à ses objectifs. | She provides for her goals. |
On | Pourvoit | On pourvoit à l’avenir. | One provides for the future. |
Nous | Pourvoyons | Nous pourvoyons aux nécessités. | We provide for the necessities. |
Vous | Pourvoyez | Vous pourvoyez à vos devoirs. | You provide for your duties. |
Ils | Pourvoient | Ils pourvoient aux besoins de la communauté. | They provide for the needs of the community. |
Elles | Pourvoient | Elles pourvoient à leurs rêves. | They provide for their dreams. |
Other Conjugations for Pourvoir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pourvoir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pourvoir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pourvoir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pourvoir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pourvoir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pourvoir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pourvoir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pourvoir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pourvoir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pourvoir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pourvoir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pourvoir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pourvoir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pourvoir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pourvoir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pourvoir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pourvoir
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