Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb touer
Introduction to the verb touer
The English translation of the French verb touer is “to kill.” It is pronounced as “too-ay.”
Touer comes from the Old French word “tuer,” which has roots in the Latin word “tueri,” meaning “to protect.” In everyday French, touer is most often used to describe the action of taking someone’s life or the killing of animals for food.
Examples:
- Les chasseurs ont réussi à touer un grand cerf dans la forêt. (The hunters managed to kill a large deer in the forest.)
- La guerre a malheureusement toué de nombreux innocents. (The war sadly killed many innocent people.)
- Les loups ont été accusés de touer le bétail dans la région. (The wolves were accused of killing livestock in the region.)
Touer – 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 touer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | tue | Je tue le serpent. | I kill the snake. |
Tu | tues | Tu tues les mouches. | You kill the flies. |
Il | tue | Il tue ses ennemis. | He kills his enemies. |
Elle | tue | Elle tue ses proies. | She kills her prey. |
On | tue | On tue les tigres. | We kill the tigers. |
Nous | tuons | Nous tuons la vache. | We kill the cow. |
Vous | tuez | Vous tuez les souris. | You kill the mice. |
Ils | tuent | Ils tuent les loups. | They kill the wolves. |
Elles | tuent | Elles tuent les ours. | They kill the bears. |
Other Conjugations for Touer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb touer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb touer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb touer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb touer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb touer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb touer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb touer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb touer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb touer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb touer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb touer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb touer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb touer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb touer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb touer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb touer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb touer
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