Conjugate conduire and other -uire verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)

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Last updated: 2024-10-31

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The verb conduire (to drive) is irregular, as are other -UIRE verbs*.

Learn how to conjugate CONDUIRE (to drive) in Le Présent (Indicatif) in French

je conduis	I drive
tu conduis	You drive (one person you know well)
il/elle/on conduit	He/She/We/one/people drive
nous conduisons	We drive
vous conduisez	You drive (more than 1 person or formal)
ils/elles conduisent	They drive

Have a listen to these examples:

Je conduis maintenant!I'm driving now!

Tu conduis?Do you drive?

Mon père ne conduit jamais la nuit.My father never drives at night.

Nous conduisons rarement.We rarely drive.

Vous conduisez seul pour la première fois !You're driving on your own for the first time!

Les femmes conduisent mieux que les hommes.Women drive better than men.

*The following verbs ending in -uire follow the same conjugation pattern:

produire (to produce)
cuire (to bake/cook)
traduire (to translate)
construire (to construct/build)
détruire (to destroy)
séduire (to seduce)
déduire (to deduct)
etc

Here are more examples:

Je construis la maison de mes rêves.I'm building the house of my dreams.

Tu détruis sa réputation.You're destroying his reputation.

Le dîner cuit.The dinner is cooking.

Nous produisons trois cent tonnes de citrons par an.We produce three hundred tons of lemons a year.

Vous traduisez l'anglais.You translate English.

Ces producteurs déduisent toujours cela du prix total.These producers always deduct this from the total price.

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