L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Introduction to the verb filer
The English translation of the French verb filer is “to spin” or “to thread.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “fee-lay”.
Filer comes from the Latin word “filum” meaning “thread” and has been used in the French language since the 12th century. It is most often used in everyday French in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the basic, unconjugated form of a verb.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the L’infinitif Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
- Je sais filer la laine pour faire des pulls tricotés à la main. (I know how to spin wool to make hand-knitted sweaters.)
- Mon chat adore filer après les oiseaux dans le jardin. (My cat loves to chase after birds in the garden.)
- Nous allons devoir filer si nous voulons arriver à l’heure au cinéma. (We’ll have to hurry if we want to make it to the movie theater on time.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of filer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | file | Je file à toute vitesse. | I spin / I go fast. |
tu | files | Tu files à la boulangerie. | You go to the bakery. |
il | file | Il file droit devant. | He goes straight ahead. |
elle | file | Elle file un bas. | She is spinning a stocking. |
on | file | On file vers la gare. | We are heading to the train station. |
nous | filons | Nous filons vers l’aventure. | We are heading for adventure. |
vous | filez | Vous filez au supermarché. | You go to the supermarket. |
ils | filent | Ils filent à toute allure. | They are going very fast. |
elles | filent | Elles filent sur la piste de danse. | They are dancing on the dance floor. |
Other Conjugations for Filer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer (this article)
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Filer – 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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