Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb professer
Introduction to the verb professer
The English translation of the French verb professer is “to profess” or “to teach.” The infinitive form is pronounced “pro-fes-se” in French.
The word “professer” comes from the Latin word “professus,” meaning “to declare openly.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used to describe the action of teaching or expressing one’s beliefs or opinions.
Here are three simple examples of its usage, with their respective English translations:
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J’aime beaucoup le cours que professeur de Français. (I really like the French class that the teacher is teaching.)
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Mon père est ingénieur, mais il a toujours voulu professer le théâtre. (My father is an engineer, but he has always wanted to teach theater.)
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Elle a professé son amour pour la musique lors de son discours de mariage. (She professed her love for music during her wedding speech.)
Professer – 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 professer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | professE | Je professE le français. | I teach French. |
Tu | professES | Tu professES bien. | You teach well. |
Il | professE | Il professE l’histoire. | He teaches history. |
Elle | professE | Elle professE la chimie. | She teaches chemistry. |
On | professE | On professE la philosophie. | One teaches philosophy. |
Nous | professONS | Nous professONS l’anglais. | We teach English. |
Vous | professEZ | Vous professEZ le droit. | You teach law. |
Ils | professENT | Ils professENT les mathématiques. | They teach mathematics. |
Elles | professENT | Elles professENT les arts. | They teach art. |
Other Conjugations for Professer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb professer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb professer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb professer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb professer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb professer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb professer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb professer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb professer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb professer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb professer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb professer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb professer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb professer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb professer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb professer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb professer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb professer
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