Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb spéculer
Introduction to the verb spéculer
The English translation of the French verb spéculer is “to speculate.” It is pronounced “spay-kyoo-lay.”
The language origin of spéculer can be traced back to the Latin word “speculor,” meaning “to observe or watch.” In everyday French, it is most often used to mean “to speculate” or “to make predictions or assumptions about something.”
Three simple examples of its usage are:
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“Les économistes spéculent sur la croissance économique du pays.” (Economists are speculating on the country’s economic growth.)
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“Je ne veux pas spéculer sur l’avenir, je préfère vivre au présent.” (I don’t want to speculate about the future, I prefer to live in the present.)
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“Les agents immobiliers ont spéculé sur la hausse des prix des maisons.” (Real estate agents have speculated on the rise in house prices.)
Spéculer – 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 spéculer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je spécule | Je spécule sur la valeur de cette action. | I speculate on the value of this stock. |
Tu | Tu spécules | Tu spécules beaucoup ces derniers temps. | You speculate a lot these days. |
Il | Il spécule | Il spécule sur le marché immobilier. | He speculates on the real estate market. |
Elle | Elle spécule | Elle spécule sur l’avenir de l’entreprise. | She speculates on the future of the company. |
On | On spécule | On spécule sur les conséquences de cette décision. | We speculate on the consequences of this decision. |
Nous | Nous spéculons | Nous spéculons sur le cours de la bourse. | We speculate on the stock market. |
Vous | Vous spéculez | Vous spéculez sur le changement de politique. | You speculate on the change in policy. |
Ils | Ils spéculent | Ils spéculent sur l’économie mondiale. | They speculate on the global economy. |
Elles | Elles spéculent | Elles spéculent sur l’avenir du marché de l’art. | They speculate on the future of the art market. |
Other Conjugations for Spéculer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb spéculer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb spéculer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb spéculer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb spéculer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb spéculer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb spéculer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb spéculer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb spéculer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb spéculer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb spéculer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb spéculer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb spéculer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb spéculer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb spéculer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb spéculer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb spéculer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb spéculer
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