Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb toquer
Introduction to the verb toquer
The English translation of the French verb toquer is “to knock.” It is pronounced as “toh-kay.”
Toquer comes from the Old French word “toquier,” which means “to strike.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the action of gently knocking on a door or window. It can also be used in a figurative sense to mean “to tap” or “to touch.”
Examples:
- Je vais toquer à la porte de mon voisin pour lui demander du sucre. (I am going to knock on my neighbor’s door to ask for some sugar.)
- Elle toque doucement sur le piano. (She is gently tapping on the piano.)
- Il faut toquer sur la pastèque pour savoir si elle est mûre. (You need to tap on the watermelon to see if it is ripe.)
Toquer – 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 toquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | toque | Je toque à la porte. | I knock on the door. |
Tu | toques | Tu toques à la fenêtre. | You knock on the window. |
Il | toque | Il toque sur la table. | He knocks on the table. |
Elle | toque | Elle toque à la porte d’entrée. | She knocks on the front door. |
On | toque | On toque avant d’entrer. | We knock before entering. |
Nous | toquons | Nous toquons à la porte arrière. | We knock on the back door. |
Vous | toquez | Vous toquez à la porte de la chambre. | You knock on the bedroom door. |
Ils | toquent | Ils toquent à la porte de la salle de bain. | They knock on the bathroom door. |
Elles | toquent | Elles toquent à la porte du bureau. | They knock on the office door. |
Other Conjugations for Toquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb toquer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toquer
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