Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb recuire
Introduction to the verb recuire
The English translation of the French verb recuire is “to require.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ruh-KEER.”
The language origin of recuire comes from the Latin word “requirere” which means “to seek, need, or demand.” In everyday French, recuire is most often used to indicate a need or requirement for something.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage:
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Il recuire de l’eau pour préparer la soupe. (He requires water to make the soup.)
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Le poste de travail recuit une bonne connaissance en informatique. (The job requires a good knowledge of computers.)
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Nous recuisons un certificat médical pour justifier son absence. (We require a medical certificate to justify his absence.)
Recuire – 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 recuire
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | recuis | Je recuis du poulet. | I cook chicken.
Tu | recuis | Tu recuis des légumes. | You cook vegetables.
Il | recuit | Il recuit la viande. | He cooks meat.
Elle | recuit | Elle recuit du poisson. | She cooks fish.
On | recuit | On recuit des pâtes. | One cooks pasta.
Nous | recuisons | Nous recuisons un gâteau. | We cook a cake.
Vous | recuisez | Vous recuisez des crêpes. | You (plural) cook crepes.
Ils | recuisent | Ils recuisent des frites. | They cook fries.
Elles | recuisent | Elles recuisent des soupes. | They (female) cook soups.
Other Conjugations for Recuire.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb recuire (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recuire
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recuire
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recuire
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recuire
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recuire
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recuire
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recuire
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recuire
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recuire
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recuire
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recuire
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recuire
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recuire
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recuire
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recuire
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recuire
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