Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb profiter
Introduction to the verb profiter
The English translation of the French verb profiter is “to make the most of” or “to take advantage of.” The infinitive form of profiter is pronounced “proh-fee-teh.”
Profiter comes from the Latin word “profitari,” meaning “to make progress” or “to make use of.” In everyday French, it is commonly used to express the idea of taking advantage of a situation or making the most of something.
Examples:
- Je vais profiter de mes vacances pour me reposer. (I am going to make the most of my vacation to rest.)
- Il faut profiter de cette opportunité qui s’offre à nous. (We should take advantage of this opportunity that presents itself to us.)
- Les enfants profitent du beau temps pour jouer dehors. (The children are making the most of the nice weather to play outside.)
Profiter – 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 profiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Profite | Je profite de mes vacances. | I am taking advantage of my vacation. |
Tu | Profites | Tu profites du soleil. | You are enjoying the sun. |
Il | Profite | Il profite de ses talents. | He is making the most of his talents. |
Elle | Profite | Elle profite de la vie. | She is enjoying life. |
On | Profite | On profite du moment présent. | We are taking advantage of the present moment. |
Nous | Profitons | Nous profitons de cette opportunité. | We are taking advantage of this opportunity. |
Vous | Profitez | Vous profitez de vos congés. | You (plural) are enjoying your days off. |
Ils | Profitent | Ils profitent de leur succès. | They are taking advantage of their success. |
Elles | Profitent | Elles profitent du beau temps. | They (feminine) are enjoying the nice weather. |
Other Conjugations for Profiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb profiter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb profiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb profiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb profiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb profiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb profiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb profiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb profiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb profiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb profiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb profiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb profiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb profiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb profiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb profiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb profiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb profiter
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