L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Introduction to the verb commuer
The English translation of the French verb commuer is “to commute.” It is pronounced “koh-mew-ay.”
The word “commuer” comes from the Latin verb “commutare,” meaning “to change” or “to exchange.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe the action of traveling back and forth between two places, usually for work or school.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Je dois commuer tous les jours pour aller au travail. (I have to commute every day to go to work.)
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Nous allons commuer nos billets de train pour aller à Paris. (We are going to exchange our train tickets to go to Paris.)
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Tu peux commuer ton trajet en vélo plutôt qu’en voiture pour être plus éco-responsable. (You can commute your journey by bike instead of by car to be more environmentally friendly.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of commuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | commute | Je commute en train. | I commute by train. |
tu | commutes | Tu commutes à vélo. | You commute by bike. |
il | commute | Il commute en voiture. | He commutes by car. |
elle | commute | Elle commute en bus. | She commutes by bus. |
on | commute | On commute ensemble. | We commute together. |
nous | commuons | Nous commuons souvent. | We commute often. |
vous | commutez | Vous commutez en avion. | You commute by plane. |
ils | commuent | Ils commuent à pied. | They commute by foot. |
elles | commuent | Elles commuent en métro. | They commute by subway. |
Other Conjugations for Commuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer (this article)
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Commuer – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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