Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb succéder
Introduction to the verb succéder
The English translation of the French verb succéder is “to succeed” or “to follow”. It is pronounced as “soo-se-day”.
The word succéder is derived from the Latin word “succedere”, which means “to go under” or “to follow after”. In everyday French, it is most commonly used to refer to someone taking over a position or role from someone else, or to describe a sequence or chronological order.
Examples:
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Jean succède à son père en tant que directeur de l’entreprise. (Jean succeeds his father as the director of the company.)
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Les saisons se succèdent toujours dans le même ordre. (The seasons always follow one another in the same order.)
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Le roi a été succédé par son fils aîné. (The king was succeeded by his eldest son.)
Succéder – 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 succéder
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
| Je | succède | Je succède à mon père. | I succeed my father. |
| Tu | succèdes | Tu succèdes à ta mère. | You succeed your mother. |
| Il | succède | Il succède à son frère. | He succeeds his brother. |
| Elle | succède | Elle succède à sa sœur. | She succeeds her sister. |
| On | succède | On succède à nos ancêtres. | We succeed our ancestors. |
| Nous | succédons | Nous succédons à nos parents. | We succeed our parents. |
| Vous | succédez | Vous succédez à vos grands-parents. | You succeed your grandparents. |
| Ils | succèdent | Ils succèdent à leurs voisins. | They succeed their neighbors. |
| Elles | succèdent | Elles succèdent à leurs amis. | They succeed their friends. |
Other Conjugations for Succéder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb succéder (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb succéder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb succéder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb succéder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb succéder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb succéder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb succéder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb succéder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb succéder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb succéder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb succéder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb succéder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb succéder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb succéder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb succéder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb succéder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb succéder
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