Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb prédire
Introduction to the verb prédire
The English translation of the French verb prédire is “to predict.” It is pronounced “pray-deer.”
Prédire originated from the Latin word “praedictus,” which means “declared beforehand.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the act of making a forecast or prediction about something that will happen in the future.
Examples:
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Les météorologues prédisent de fortes pluies pour demain. (The meteorologists are predicting heavy rain for tomorrow.)
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Personne ne pouvait prédire l’issue de l’élection. (No one could predict the outcome of the election.)
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Les experts prédisent une augmentation du chômage dans les prochains mois. (Experts are predicting an increase in unemployment in the coming months.)
Prédire – 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 prédire
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | je prédits | Je prédits l’avenir. | I predict the future. |
tu | tu prédis | Tu prédis les résultats. | You predict the outcomes. |
il | il prédit | Il prédit le temps. | He predicts the weather. |
elle | elle prédit | Elle prédit le gagnant. | She predicts the winner. |
on | on prédit | On prédit des changements. | We predict changes. |
nous | nous prédisons | Nous prédisons les conséquences. | We predict the consequences. |
vous | vous prédisez | Vous prédisez le futur. | You predict the future. |
ils | ils prédisent | Ils prédisent l’avenir. | They predict the future. |
elles | elles prédisent | Elles prédisent des événements. | They predict events. |
Other Conjugations for Prédire.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb prédire (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédire
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédire
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédire
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédire
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédire
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédire
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédire
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédire
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédire
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédire
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédire
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédire
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédire
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédire
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédire
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prédire
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