Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb vaquer
Introduction to the verb vaquer
The English translation of the French verb vaquer is “to vacate” or “to take a break”. It is pronounced as “vah-kay”.
The origin of the word vaquer can be traced back to the Latin word “vacare”, which means “to be empty or free”.
In everyday French, vaquer is most often used to indicate taking a break or being away from something.
Examples of its usage are:
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Je vais vaquer à mes occupations. (I am going to take a break from my tasks.)
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Les employés vont vaquer à leurs activités estivales. (The employees are going to take a break and engage in summer activities.)
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Nous devons vaquer à nos obligations avant de partir en vacances. (We have to finish our duties before going on vacation.)
Translations:
- I am going to take a break from my tasks.
- The employees are going to take a break and engage in summer activities.
- We have to finish our duties before going on vacation.
Vaquer – 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 vaquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | vaque | Je vaque au travail. | I am working. |
tu | vaques | Tu vaques à tes occupations. | You are busy with your tasks. |
il | vaque | Il vaque à ses responsabilités. | He is fulfilling his responsibilities. |
elle | vaque | Elle vaque à ses devoirs. | She is attending to her duties. |
on | vaque | On vaque à nos occupations quotidiennes. | We are carrying out our daily tasks. |
nous | vaquons | Nous vaquons à nos affaires. | We are taking care of our business. |
vous | vaquez | Vous vaquez à vos occupations. | You are busy with your tasks. |
ils | vaquent | Ils vaquent à leurs occupations. | They are busy with their tasks. |
elles | vaquent | Elles vaquent à leurs tâches. | They are attending to their tasks. |
Other Conjugations for Vaquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb vaquer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vaquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vaquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vaquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vaquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vaquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vaquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vaquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vaquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vaquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vaquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vaquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vaquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vaquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vaquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vaquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vaquer
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