Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb supposer
Introduction to the verb supposer
The English translation of the French verb supposer is “to suppose” or “to assume.” It is pronounced “sü-pō-zā.”
Supposer comes from the Latin verb supponere, which means “to put under or place under.” In everyday French, it is commonly used to express an assumption or belief about something that may or may not be true.
Three simple examples of its usage are:
- Je suppose que tu as déjà mangé. (I suppose you have already eaten.)
- Supposons qu’il pleuve demain, que ferons-nous ? (Let’s suppose it rains tomorrow, what will we do?)
- Elle se supposait intelligente, mais elle a échoué à l’examen. (She thought she was intelligent, but she failed the exam.)
Supposer – 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 supposer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je suppose | Je suppose que tu es occupé. | I assume you are busy. |
Tu | Tu supposes | Tu supposes qu’il va réussir. | You suppose he will succeed. |
Il | Il suppose | Il suppose qu’elle est en retard. | He assumes she is late. |
Elle | Elle suppose | Elle suppose que je vais gagner. | She assumes I will win. |
On | On suppose | On suppose qu’on a besoin d’aide. | We assume we need help. |
Nous | Nous supposons | Nous supposons qu’ils ont raison. | We assume they are right. |
Vous | Vous supposez | Vous supposez que vous avez tort. | You assume you are wrong. |
Ils | Ils supposent | Ils supposent qu’elles sont fatiguées. | They assume they are tired. |
Elles | Elles supposent | Elles supposent que nous allons perdre. | They assume we will lose. |
Other Conjugations for Supposer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb supposer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb supposer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb supposer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb supposer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb supposer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb supposer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb supposer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb supposer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb supposer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb supposer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb supposer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb supposer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb supposer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb supposer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb supposer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb supposer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb supposer
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