Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb préfacer
Introduction to the verb préfacer
The English translation of the French verb préfacer is “to write a preface” or “to introduce.” The infinitive form, préfacer, is pronounced as “pray-fa-say.”
Préfacer comes from the French word “préface,” which means “preface” or “introduction.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of writing a preface for a book or other written work.
Example 1: J’ai été invité à préfacer le nouveau roman de mon ami.
Translation: I was invited to write the preface for my friend’s new novel.
Example 2: Le célèbre écrivain a préfacé le livre d’un jeune auteur prometteur.
Translation: The famous writer wrote the preface for a promising young author’s book.
Example 3: Il m’a demandé de préfacer son recueil de poèmes.
Translation: He asked me to write the preface for his collection of poems.
Préfacer – 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 préfacer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je préface | Je préface le livre. | I am writing the preface for the book. |
Tu | Tu préfaces | Tu préfaces souvent les livres. | You often write prefaces for books. |
Il | Il préface | Il préface le livre avant de le lire. | He writes the preface for the book before reading it. |
Elle | Elle préface | Elle préface le livre de son collègue. | She writes the preface for her colleague’s book. |
On | On préface | On préface le livre pour le club de lecture. | We write the preface for the book for the book club. |
Nous | Nous préfaçons | Nous préfaçons le livre ensemble. | We are writing the preface for the book together. |
Vous | Vous préfacez | Vous préfacez le livre pour l’auteur. | You write the preface for the author. |
Ils | Ils préfacent | Ils préfacent les livres avec sérieux. | They write prefaces for books with seriousness. |
Elles | Elles préfacent | Elles préfacent les livres avec passion. | They write prefaces for books with passion. |
Other Conjugations for Préfacer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb préfacer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb préfacer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb préfacer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb préfacer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb préfacer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb préfacer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb préfacer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb préfacer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb préfacer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb préfacer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb préfacer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb préfacer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb préfacer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb préfacer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb préfacer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb préfacer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb préfacer
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