Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tictaquer
Introduction to the verb tictaquer
The English translation of the French verb tictaquer is “to tick/to click”. It is pronounced “tee-kta-kay”.
The word tictaquer is of onomatopoeic origin, derived from the sound made by a clock or a typewriter. In everyday French, it is often used to describe the ticking or clicking sound of a clock or the sound of typing on a keyboard.
Examples:
- La pendule tictaque dans la cuisine. (The clock is ticking in the kitchen.)
- J’ai entendu le tictac de ta montre pendant toute la réunion. (I heard the ticking of your watch throughout the meeting.)
- Le journaliste tictaqua sur son clavier pour écrire son article. (The journalist clicked on his keyboard to write his article.)
Tictaquer – 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 tictaquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | tictaque | Je tictaque toutes les secondes. | I tick every second. |
tu | tictaques | Tu tictaques souvent. | You tick often. |
il | tictaque | Il tictaque régulièrement. | He ticks regularly. |
elle | tictaque | Elle tictaque sans arrêt. | She ticks constantly. |
on | tictaque | On tictaque en silence. | We tick silently. |
nous | tictaquons | Nous tictaquons ensemble. | We tick together. |
vous | tictaquez | Vous tictaquez bruyamment. | You tick loudly. |
ils | tictaquent | Ils tictaquent en rythme. | They tick in rhythm. |
elles | tictaquent | Elles tictaquent ensemble. | They tick together. |
Other Conjugations for Tictaquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tictaquer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tictaquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tictaquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tictaquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tictaquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tictaquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tictaquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tictaquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tictaquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tictaquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tictaquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tictaquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tictaquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tictaquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tictaquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tictaquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tictaquer
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