Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb sarcler
Introduction to the verb sarcler
The English translation of the French verb sarcler is “to weed”. It is pronounced “sahr-kleh”.
The language origin of sarcler can be traced back to the Old French word “sarcloir”, which means “hoe”. It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of removing unwanted plants from a garden or field.
Three simple examples of sarcler being used in everyday French are:
- Je dois sarcler le jardin avant que les mauvaises herbes ne prennent le dessus. (I have to weed the garden before the weeds take over.)
- Mon voisin a passé toute la journée à sarcler ses champs pour préparer la nouvelle saison de culture. (My neighbor spent the whole day weeding his fields to prepare for the new growing season.)
- Elle a utilisé une pioche pour sarcler les mauvaises herbes les plus tenaces. (She used a hoe to weed the most stubborn weeds.)
Sarcler – 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 sarcler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | sarcle | Je sarcle le jardin. | I weed the garden. |
tu | sarcles | Tu sarcles les mauvaises herbes. | You weed the weeds. |
il | sarcle | Il sarcle la pelouse. | He weeds the lawn. |
elle | sarcle | Elle sarcle le potager. | She weeds the vegetable garden. |
on | sarcle | On sarcle toutes les semaines. | We weed every week. |
nous | sarclons | Nous sarclons les plantes. | We weed the plants. |
vous | sarclez | Vous sarclez les fleurs. | You weed the flowers. |
ils | sarclent | Ils sarclent les parterres. | They weed the flowerbeds. |
elles | sarclent | Elles sarclent les bordures. | They weed the borders. |
Other Conjugations for Sarcler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb sarcler (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sarcler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sarcler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sarcler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sarcler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sarcler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sarcler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sarcler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sarcler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sarcler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sarcler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sarcler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sarcler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sarcler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sarcler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sarcler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sarcler
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