Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb reculer
Introduction to the verb reculer
The English translation of the French verb reculer is “to move back” or “to step back”. It is pronounced as “ruh-kew-lay”.
The origin of the word reculer can be traced back to the Latin word “reculare”, meaning “to recoil”. In everyday French, reculer is commonly used in both literal and figurative senses.
Examples of usage:
- Je dois reculer ma voiture pour laisser passer l’autre voiture. (I have to move my car back to let the other car pass.)
- Face à la pression des manifestants, le président a reculé sur sa décision. (Faced with pressure from the protesters, the president backed down on his decision.)
- La date limite a été reculée de deux semaines. (The deadline has been pushed back by two weeks.)
Reculer – 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 reculer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | recule | Je recule devant la porte. | I back away from the door. |
Tu | recules | Tu recules toujours lors des combats. | You always retreat during fights. |
Il | recule | Il recule devant l’adversaire. | He backs down in front of the opponent. |
Elle | recule | Elle recule lorsque les choses deviennent difficiles. | She retreats when things get tough. |
On | recule | On recule devant l’obstacle. | One backs away from the obstacle. |
Nous | reculons | Nous reculons pour mieux sauter. | We step back to jump better. |
Vous | reculez | Vous reculez pour laisser passer les autres. | You step back to let others pass. |
Ils | reculent | Ils reculent pour éviter la collision. | They back up to avoid collision. |
Elles | reculent | Elles reculent devant le danger. | They retreat from danger. |
Other Conjugations for Reculer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb reculer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculer
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