L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Introduction to the verb croiser
The English translation of the French verb croiser is “to cross.”
Pronunciation: /krwazey/
Language origin: Croiser comes from the Old French word “crocier,” which comes from the Latin word “crucis,” meaning “cross.”
In everyday French, croiser is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to talk about physically crossing something, such as a road or a body of water. It can also be used to mean crossing paths with someone or to describe a figurative crossing, such as crossing a line or crossing someone off a list.
Examples:
- Je dois croiser la rue pour arriver à l’école. (I have to cross the street to get to school.)
- Nous avons croisé nos voisins en faisant les courses. (We ran into our neighbors while grocery shopping.)
- Il ne faut pas croiser les bras face à l’injustice. (We must not stand by idly in the face of injustice.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of croiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | croise | Je croise une personne dans la rue. | I cross someone in the street. |
tu | croises | Tu croises toujours les bras. | You always cross your arms. |
il | croise | Il croise les doigts pour de la chance. | He crosses his fingers for luck. |
elle | croise | Elle croise les jambes en s’asseyant. | She crosses her legs when sitting down. |
on | croise | On croise souvent des animaux sauvages. | We often come across wild animals. |
nous | croisons | Nous croisons la route des cyclistes. | We cross paths with cyclists. |
vous | croisez | Vous croisez beaucoup de monde en ville. | You encounter a lot of people in the city. |
ils | croisent | Ils croisent la rivière à la nage. | They swim across the river. |
elles | croisent | Elles croisent les doigts pour leur examen. | They cross their fingers for their exam. |
Other Conjugations for Croiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser (this article)
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Croiser – 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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