Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tarir
Introduction to the verb tarir
The English translation of the French verb tarir is “to dry up” or “to run dry.” It is pronounced “tah-reer” in the infinitive form.
The word “tarir” comes from the Latin word “tardus,” meaning “slow” or “dull.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the drying up of a liquid source or the disappearing of something.
1) La rivière commence à tarir en été. (The river starts to dry up in the summer.)
2) Les ressources de la région ont été taries par la sécheresse. (The resources of the region have been dried up by the drought.)
3) Si tu ne payes pas ta dette, tu vas tarir tes économies rapidement. (If you don’t pay your debt, you will quickly run dry of your savings.)
Tarir – 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 tarir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | taris | Je taris mon verre d’eau. | I am drying up my glass of water. |
tu | taris | Tu taris tes larmes. | You are drying your tears. |
il | tarit | Il tarit la source. | He is drying up the spring. |
elle | tarit | Elle tarit sa peine. | She is drying up her sorrow. |
on | tarit | On tarit le puits. | We are drying up the well. |
nous | tarissons | Nous tarissons le ruisseau. | We are drying up the stream. |
vous | tarissez | Vous tarissez la rivière. | You are drying up the river. |
ils | tarissent | Ils tarissent leur fontaine. | They are drying up their fountain. |
elles | tarissent | Elles tarissent leur chagrin. | They are drying up their grief. |
Other Conjugations for Tarir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tarir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tarir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tarir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tarir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tarir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tarir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tarir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tarir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tarir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tarir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tarir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tarir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tarir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tarir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tarir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tarir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tarir
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