Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Introduction to the verb covoiturer
The English translation of the French verb covoiturer is “to carpool.” It is pronounced as “koh-vwah-tyuh-ray.”
Covoiturer comes from the French words “co” which means “together” and “voiture” which means “car.” It is a relatively recent word, first appearing in the French language in the 1970s during the fuel crisis as a way to save money and reduce traffic congestion. Today, it is commonly used in everyday French to refer to the act of sharing a car with others for transportation.
In the Subjonctif Présent tense, covoiturer is conjugated as follows:
Je covoiture
Tu covoitures
Il/Elle/On covoiture
Nous covoiturions
Vous covoituriez
Ils/Elles covoiturent
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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Il faut que je covoiture demain matin pour aller au travail.
(English: I have to carpool tomorrow morning to go to work.) -
Nous préférons que vous covoituriez avec nous pour aller au concert.
(English: We prefer that you carpool with us to go to the concert.) -
Il est important que les étudiants covoiturent pour réduire la pollution.
(English: It is important that students carpool to reduce pollution.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of covoiturer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | covoiture | Il est possible que je covoiture. | It’s possible that I carpool. |
tu | covoitures | Je préfère que tu covoitures. | I prefer you carpool. |
il | covoiture | Il est important qu’il covoiture. | It’s important he carpool. |
elle | covoiture | Elle insiste pour qu’elle covoiture. | She insists on carpooling. |
on | covoiture | Il est essentiel qu’on covoiture. | It’s essential we carpool. |
nous | covoiturions | Il est préférable que nous covoiturions. | It’s preferable we carpool. |
vous | covoituriez | Il est nécessaire que vous covoituriez. | It’s necessary you carpool. |
ils | covoiturent | Il est crucial qu’ils covoiturent. | It’s crucial they carpool. |
elles | covoiturent | Elles veulent que nous covoiturent. | They want us to carpool. |
Other Conjugations for Covoiturer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
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Covoiturer – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
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