L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Introduction to the verb désirer
The English translation of the French verb désirer is “to desire.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-zee-ray.”
The word désirer comes from the Latin word “desiderare,” meaning “to long for, to desire.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the simple present tense that expresses an action that is happening now or regularly.
Example 1: Je désire un café. (I desire a coffee.)
Example 2: Tu désires partir en vacances. (You desire to go on vacation.)
Example 3: Ils désirent une maison avec un grand jardin. (They desire a house with a big garden.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of désirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | désire | Je désire voyager. | I desire to travel. |
tu | désires | Tu désires un nouveau travail. | You desire a new job. |
il | désire | Il désire une voiture. | He desires a car. |
elle | désire | Elle désire changer de carrière. | She desires to change careers. |
on | désire | On désire gagner beaucoup d’argent. | We desire to earn a lot of money. |
nous | désirons | Nous désirons nous marier. | We want to get married. |
vous | désirez | Vous désirez un café? | Do you want a coffee? |
ils | désirent | Ils désirent vivre en France. | They want to live in France. |
elles | désirent | Elles désirent réussir leurs examens. | They want to pass their exams. |
Other Conjugations for Désirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer (this article)
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Désirer – 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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