/pɛʃe/to fishB1
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- a direct object · no object — With or without an object
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
pêch-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
pêch-+-ons -ez -ent
pêch-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
pêch-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
pêch-+-e -es -e -ent
pêcher-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
pêcher-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
pêcher
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
pêché
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
pêché
Conjugation
| I | je pêche/ʒə pɛʃ/I fish | /ʒə pɛʃ/ | I fish |
| you | tu pêches/ty pɛʃ/you fish | /ty pɛʃ/ | you fish |
| he/she | il pêche/il pɛʃ/he fishes | /il pɛʃ/ | he fishes |
| we | nous pêchons/nu pɛʃɔ̃/we fish | /nu pɛʃɔ̃/ | we fish |
| you | vous pêchez/vu pɛʃe/you fish | /vu pɛʃe/ | you fish |
| they | ils pêchent/il pɛʃ/they fish | /il pɛʃ/ | they fish |
Examples
- /ʒə vɛ pɛ.ʃe/
Je vais pêcher.I'm going fishing.
- /il a pɛ.ʃe œ̃ pwa.sɔ̃/
Il a pêché un poisson.He caught a fish.
- /ʒə nə pɛʃ pa/
Je ne pêche pas.I don't fish.
Set phrases
la pêchefishing; the peach
Notes
la pêcheis both fishing and a peach — andavoir la pêchemeans to be full of energy. Three unrelated meanings in one word. Seeemotions-caractere.Careful with the accent:
pêcheris to fish,pécheris to sin.