Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb taire
Introduction to the verb taire
The English translation of the French verb taire is “to be silent/to keep quiet”. It is pronounced as “tehr”.
Taire comes from the Latin word “tacere”, which has the same meaning. It is most often used in everyday French as a regular -re verb, meaning that it follows the same conjugation patterns as other -re verbs.
Here are three simple examples of its usage and their English translations:
- Je préfère me taire lorsque je ne sais pas quoi dire. (I prefer to be silent when I don’t know what to say.)
- Tu devrais te taire et écouter ce qu’il a à dire. (You should keep quiet and listen to what he has to say.)
- Il faut que vous vous taisiez pendant le cours. (You must be silent during class.)
Taire – 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 taire
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | me tais | Je me tais souvent. | I am silent often. |
Tu | te tais | Tu te tais souvent. | You are silent often. |
Il | se tait | Il se tait souvent. | He is silent often. |
Elle | se tait | Elle se tait souvent. | She is silent often. |
On | se tait | On se tait souvent. | One is silent often. |
Nous | nous taisons | Nous nous taisons souvent. | We are silent often. |
Vous | vous taisez | Vous vous taisez souvent. | You are silent often. |
Ils | se taisent | Ils se taisent souvent. | They are silent often. |
Elles | se taisent | Elles se taisent souvent. | They are silent often. |
Other Conjugations for Taire.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb taire (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taire
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taire
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taire
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taire
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taire
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taire
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taire
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taire
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taire
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taire
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taire
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taire
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taire
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taire
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taire
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taire
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