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9 months ago

pratiquer info.

Tips to remember the French word “pratiquer”:
– Associate the word with its English counterpart, “practice,” as they share similar spelling and meaning.
– Break it down phonetically to help with pronunciation and recall: “prah-tee-kay.”

Explanations:
– “Pratiquer” means to practice, to perform, or to carry out in French. It is often used when talking about practicing a sport, a musical instrument, or a skill.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Exercer (to exercise or practice)
– S’entraîner (to train oneself, often used for sports)
– Répéter (to repeat or to rehearse)

Conjugations of “pratiquer” in different tenses:
Present:
– je pratique (I practice)
– tu pratiques (you practice)
– il/elle/on pratique (he/she/one practices)
– nous pratiquons (we practice)
– vous pratiquez (you practice; formal or plural)
– ils/elles pratiquent (they practice)

Past (Passé composé):
– j’ai pratiqué (I practiced)
– tu as pratiqué (you practiced)
– il/elle/on a pratiqué (he/she/one practiced)
– nous avons pratiqué (we practiced)
– vous avez pratiqué (you practiced; formal or plural)
– ils/elles ont pratiqué (they practiced)

Imperfect:
– je pratiquais (I was practicing)
– tu pratiquais (you were practicing)
– il/elle/on pratiquait (he/she/one was practicing)
– nous pratiquions (we were practicing)
– vous pratiquiez (you were practicing; formal or plural)
– ils/elles pratiquaient (they were practicing)

Future simple:
– je pratiquerai (I will practice)
– tu pratiqueras (you will practice)
– il/elle/on pratiquera (he/she/one will practice)
– nous pratiquerons (we will practice)
– vous pratiquerez (you will practice; formal or plural)
– ils/elles pratiqueront (they will practice)

Conditional:
– je pratiquerais (I would practice)
– tu pratiquerais (you would practice)
– il/elle/on pratiquerait (he/she/one would practice)
– nous pratiquerions (we would practice)
– vous pratiqueriez (you would practice; formal or plural)
– ils/elles pratiqueraient (they would practice)

Subjunctive:
– que je pratique (that I practice)
– que tu pratiques (that you practice)
– qu’il/elle/on pratique (that he/she/one practices)
– que nous pratiquions (that we practice)
– que vous pratiquiez (that you practice; formal or plural)
– qu’ils/elles pratiquent (that they practice)

Examples of sentences using “pratiquer”:
– Je pratique le piano tous les jours. (I practice the piano every day.)
– Il est important de pratiquer une langue étrangère régulièrement. (It is important to practice a foreign language regularly.)
– Elle a pratiqué le yoga pendant des années. (She has practiced yoga for years.)
– Nous pratiquerons la méditation lors du prochain cours. (We will practice meditation during the next class.)
– Si j’avais plus de temps, je pratiquerais plus de sport. (If I had more time, I would practice more sports.)

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