L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Introduction to the verb convier
The English translation of the French verb convier is “to invite.” It is pronounced kohn-vee-ay.
Convier comes from the Latin verb “convivere,” meaning “to live together” or “to feast.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the command form of the verb.
Examples of convier in L’impératif Présent tense and their translations are:
- Convie tes amis à la fête. (Invite your friends to the party.)
- Conviens à ta sœur de venir nous voir. (Tell your sister to come visit us.)
- Conviennent-ils à leurs invités de venir plus tôt? (Do they invite their guests to come earlier?)
In these examples, convier is used to give a command or instruction to invite someone.
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of convier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | convoie | Je te convie à ma fête. | I invite you to my party. |
tu | convoie | Convoie-moi à la gare s’il te plaît. | Take me to the train station, please. |
il | convie | Il convie ses amis à dîner. | He’s inviting his friends to dinner. |
elle | convie | Elle convie sa famille à une réunion. | She’s inviting her family to a gathering. |
on | convoie | On convoie les marchandises par train. | We transport the goods by train. |
nous | convions | Convions nos voisins à la fête. | Let’s invite our neighbors to the party. |
vous | conviez | Conviez vos amis à la soirée. | Invite your friends to the party. |
ils | convient | Ils convient tous les invités à s’asseoir. | They invite all guests to sit down. |
elles | convient | Elles convient tout le monde à danser. | They invite everyone to dance. |
Other Conjugations for Convier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
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Convier – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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