Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb raconter
Introduction to the verb raconter
The English translation of the French verb raconter is “to tell.” It is pronounced as “ra-con-tay.”
Raconter comes from the Old French word “raconter” which means “to recount” or “to relate.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of telling a story or sharing information.
Examples:
- Je vais te raconter une histoire. (I am going to tell you a story.)
- Elle adore raconter ses voyages. (She loves to tell about her travels.)
- Nous avons passé la soirée à raconter des blagues. (We spent the evening telling jokes.)
Raconter – 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 raconter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | raconte | Je raconte une histoire. | I am telling a story. |
tu | racontes | Tu racontes une blague. | You are telling a joke. |
il | raconte | Il raconte ses vacances. | He is telling about his vacation. |
elle | raconte | Elle raconte une légende. | She is telling a legend. |
on | raconte | On raconte beaucoup de mensonges. | We tell a lot of lies. |
nous | racontons | Nous racontons nos aventures. | We are telling our adventures. |
vous | racontez | Vous racontez vos expériences. | You are telling your experiences. |
ils | racontent | Ils racontent des histoires drôles. | They are telling funny stories. |
elles | racontent | Elles racontent leurs souvenirs. | They are telling their memories. |
Other Conjugations for Raconter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb raconter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raconter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raconter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raconter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raconter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raconter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raconter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raconter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raconter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raconter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raconter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raconter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raconter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raconter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raconter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raconter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raconter
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