Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tâter
Introduction to the verb tâter
The English translation of the French verb tâter is “to touch” or “to feel.” It is pronounced “ta-tay.”
Tâter comes from the Medieval Latin word “tastare” meaning “to touch or feel.” In everyday French, it is often used to describe the act of lightly touching or feeling something with one’s hands. It can also be used figuratively to express a sense of exploration or testing something out.
Examples:
- Je vais tâter les fruits pour voir s’ils sont mûrs. (I am going to feel the fruits to see if they are ripe.)
- Mon fils adore tâter les textures différentes de son jouet. (My son loves to touch the different textures of his toy.)
- Les journalistes ont tâté le terrain avant de publier l’article. (The journalists explored the topic before publishing the article.)
Tâter – 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 tâter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | je tâte | Je tâte le tissu. | I feel the fabric.
Tu | tu tâtes | Tu tâtes le fruit.| You feel the fruit.
Il | il tâte | Il tâte le terrain.| He feels the ground.
Elle | elle tâte | Elle tâte le fromage.| She feels the cheese.
On | on tâte | On tâte le marché. | We feel the market.
Nous | nous tâtons | Nous tâtons le pouls.| We feel the pulse.
Vous | vous tâtez | Vous tâtez la température.| You feel the temperature.
Ils | ils tâtent | Ils tâtent le tissu.| They feel the fabric.
Elles | elles tâtent | Elles tâtent le fruit.| They feel the fruit.
Other Conjugations for Tâter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tâter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tâter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tâter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tâter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tâter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tâter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tâter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tâter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tâter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tâter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tâter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tâter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tâter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tâter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tâter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tâter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tâter
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