French Present Tense

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE

Last updated: 2023-03-24

Le Présent is the present tense of the indicative mood. It's used to express current actions and states of being.

French's single present tense is equivalent to both English present tenses: Simple Present and Present Progressive.

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To stress the continuous nature of an action in French, you can use the expression être en train de + infinitive.

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See also: French Présent and All French tenses