Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pousser
Introduction to the verb pousser
The English translation of the French verb pousser is “to push.” It is pronounced “poos-ay.”
Pousser originated from the Latin word “pulsare,” meaning “to push or hit.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe physical pushing, but it can also be used figuratively to mean to urge or encourage someone to do something.
Examples:
- J’ai du mal à pousser la porte, elle est lourde. (I struggle to push the door, it’s heavy.)
- Il faut pousser le chariot jusqu’à l’ascenseur. (We need to push the cart to the elevator.)
- La professeure a poussé ses élèves à travailler plus dur pour l’examen. (The teacher pushed her students to work harder for the exam.)
Pousser – 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 pousser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | pousse | Je pousse le chariot. | I push the cart. |
Tu | pousses | Tu pousses la porte. | You push the door. |
Il | pousse | Il pousse le bouton. | He pushes the button. |
Elle | pousse | Elle pousse le bébé. | She pushes the baby. |
On | pousse | On pousse le caddie. | We push the cart. |
Nous | poussons | Nous poussons la voiture en panne. | We push the broken down car. |
Vous | poussez | Vous poussez la chaise. | You push the chair. |
Ils | poussent | Ils poussent le rocher. | They push the rock. |
Elles | poussent | Elles poussent les poubelles. | They push the trash cans. |
Other Conjugations for Pousser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pousser (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pousser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pousser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pousser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pousser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pousser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pousser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pousser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pousser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pousser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pousser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pousser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pousser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pousser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pousser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pousser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pousser
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