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

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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Vous conduisez seul pour la première fois !You're driving on your own for the first time!
Je conduis maintenant!I'm driving now!
Mon père ne conduit jamais la nuit.My father never drives at night.
Les femmes conduisent mieux que les hommes.Women drive better than men.
Je construis la maison de mes rêves.I'm building the house of my dreams.
Nous produisons trois cent tonnes de citrons par an.We produce three hundred tons of lemons a year.
Ces producteurs déduisent toujours cela du prix total.These producers always deduct this from the total price.
Tu conduis?Do you drive?
Le dîner cuit.The dinner is cooking.
Vous traduisez l'anglais.You translate English.
Tu détruis sa réputation.You're destroying his reputation.
Nous conduisons rarement.We rarely drive.
Conjugate conduire and other -uire verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
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Nous une nouvelle maison. (We are building a new house.)
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S. R.A1Kwiziq community member

The title of the note is grammatically incorrect: "Learn how to conjugate *of* conduire". Sowt it arrrt

The title of the note is grammatically incorrect: "Learn how to conjugate *of* conduire". Sowt it arrrt

Asked 2 months ago
CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Thank you for pointing this typo out S.R., it has now been fixed.

Bonne Continuation !

 

S. R. asked:

The title of the note is grammatically incorrect: "Learn how to conjugate *of* conduire". Sowt it arrrt

The title of the note is grammatically incorrect: "Learn how to conjugate *of* conduire". Sowt it arrrt

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Priscilla L.A2Kwiziq community member

Question about grammar

If you wanted to say "You are not going to drive me...", would you say "Tu ne me conduis pas..."?   

Asked 1 year ago
Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Bonjour Priscilla,

"You are not going to drive me"  --> Tu ne vas pas me conduire.

"me" will be a direct object pronoun because the verb conduire is being used transitively

Bonne continuation

Jim

CécileKwiziq Native French Teacher

Hi Priscilla, 

Just to add to Jim's excellent answer, when you say -

Tu ne me conduis pas 

it means

You don't drive me

not - you are not going to drive me 

Take a look at the following lesson for more examples -

Conjugate verbs in the near future in French using aller + infinitive (Le Futur Proche)

Priscilla L. asked:

Question about grammar

If you wanted to say "You are not going to drive me...", would you say "Tu ne me conduis pas..."?   

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John M.C1Kwiziq community member

grand-chose

We don't have much to eat

Is the following a possible translation?

Nous n'avons pas beaucoup à manger

Asked 2 years ago
CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi John, 

You could say -

 

Nous n'avons pas beaucoup à manger 

I do prefer using the expression 'grand-chose' which is very French, but your suggestion isn't wrong.

Bonne Continuation !

Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hi John,

The expression is "pas grand-chose" as an adverb     and the meaning is "not much / not a lot"

To use "beaucoup" --> a lot / great deal is also an adverb, but I'm not sure that it is a direct equivalent to "pas grand-chose".

It would depend on the context of what is being meant  --- I hesitate to agree with you.

Let's see what the others may comment?

Jim

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Il n'y a pas beaucoup a manger

John M. asked:

grand-chose

We don't have much to eat

Is the following a possible translation?

Nous n'avons pas beaucoup à manger

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