Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb songer
Introduction to the verb songer
The English translation of the French verb songer is “to dream” or “to think.” The infinitive form of songer is pronounced as “sohn-zhay.”
The language origin of songer is from the Old French verb “songier,” which comes from the Latin “somniare” meaning “to dream.” In everyday French, songer is most often used in its infinitive form, as well as in the third person singular present tense “songe” and in the past participle “songé.”
Examples:
- Je songe à mes vacances – I am dreaming/thinking about my vacation.
- Il a souvent songé à changer de métier – He has often dreamed/thought about changing careers.
- Elle m’a dit qu’elle avait songé à déménager – She told me she had considered moving.
Response: The English translation of the French verb songer is “to dream” or “to think.” The infinitive form of songer is pronounced as “sohn-zhay.” The language origin of songer is from the Old French verb “songier,” which comes from the Latin “somniare” meaning “to dream.” In everyday French, songer is most often used in its infinitive form, as well as in the third person singular present tense “songe” and in the past participle “songé.”
Songer – 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 songer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | songe | Je songe à mon avenir. | I am thinking about my future. |
tu | songes | Tu songes souvent à tes rêves. | You often think about your dreams. |
il | songe | Il songe à la réponse. | He is thinking about the answer. |
elle | songe | Elle songe à ses projets. | She is thinking about her plans. |
on | songe | On ne songe pas toujours aux conséquences. | We don’t always think about the consequences. |
nous | songeons | Nous songeons à notre voyage. | We are thinking about our trip. |
vous | songez | Vous songez à changer de travail ? | Are you thinking about changing jobs? |
ils | songent | Ils songent à leur avenir. | They are thinking about their future. |
elles | songent | Elles songent à leurs prochaines vacances. | They are thinking about their next vacation. |
Other Conjugations for Songer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb songer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb songer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb songer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb songer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb songer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb songer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb songer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb songer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb songer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb songer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb songer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb songer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb songer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb songer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb songer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb songer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb songer
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