Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb prôner
Introduction to the verb prôner
The English translation of the French verb prôner is “to advocate” or “to promote.” The infinitive form, prôner, is pronounced “pro-nay.”
Prôner comes from the Old French word “proignier,” meaning “to praise” or “to extol.” In modern French, it is most often used in its transitive form to mean “to advocate” or “to promote.” It can also be used in an intransitive form to mean “to preach” or “to champion.”
Examples:
- Je prône l’égalité des genres au travail. (I advocate for gender equality in the workplace.)
- Les militants prônent un changement de politique environnementale. (The activists are promoting a change in environmental policy.)
- Le prêtre prônait la paix et l’amour lors de son sermon. (The priest was preaching peace and love during his sermon.)
Prôner – 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 prôner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je prône | Je prône la paix dans le monde. | I advocate for peace in the world. |
Tu | Tu prônes | Tu prônes l’égalité des genres. | You advocate for gender equality. |
Il | Il prône | Il prône la liberté d’expression. | He advocates for freedom of speech. |
Elle | Elle prône | Elle prône la protection de l’environnement. | She advocates for environmental protection. |
On | On prône | On prône la tolérance et le respect. | We advocate for tolerance and respect. |
Nous | Nous prônons | Nous prônons le dialogue et la coopération. | We advocate for dialogue and cooperation. |
Vous | Vous prônez | Vous prônez l’inclusion et la diversité. | You advocate for inclusion and diversity. |
Ils | Ils prônent | Ils prônent l’ouverture d’esprit et la compréhension. | They advocate for open-mindedness and understanding. |
Elles | Elles prônent | Elles prônent l’entraide et la solidarité. | They advocate for mutual aid and solidarity. |
Other Conjugations for Prôner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb prôner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prôner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prôner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prôner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prôner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prôner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prôner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prôner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prôner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prôner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prôner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prôner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prôner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prôner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prôner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prôner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prôner
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