Key facts

Trôner

To preside · to sit on the throne/to preside

C1Regular
Stem
trôn
Past participle
trôné

Examples

Je trône ici.

I sit enthroned here.

Il ne trône pas souvent.

He doesn't sit enthroned often.

Nous trônions là-bas.

We were sitting enthroned there.

Nous avons trôné hier.

We sat enthroned yesterday.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
Jetrône
Ipreside
Tutrônes
Youpreside
Iltrône
Hepresides
Noustrônons
Wepreside
Voustrônez
Youpreside
Ilstrônent
Theypreside

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais trôner
Iam going to preside
Tuvas trôner
Youare going to preside
Ilva trôner
Heis going to preside
Nousallons trôner
Weare going to preside
Vousallez trôner
Youare going to preside
Ilsvont trôner
Theyare going to preside

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de trôner
Ihave just presided
Tuviens de trôner
Youhave just presided
Ilvient de trôner
Hehas just presided
Nousvenons de trôner
Wehave just presided
Vousvenez de trôner
Youhave just presided
Ilsviennent de trôner
Theyhave just presided

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai trôné
Ihave presided
Tuas trôné
Youhave presided
Ila trôné
Hehas presided
Nousavons trôné
Wehave presided
Vousavez trôné
Youhave presided
Ilsont trôné
Theyhave presided

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jetrônerais
Iwould preside
Tutrônerais
Youwould preside
Iltrônerait
Hewould preside
Noustrônerions
Wewould preside
Voustrôneriez
Youwould preside
Ilstrôneraient
Theywould preside

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jetrônerai
Iwill preside
Tutrôneras
Youwill preside
Iltrônera
Hewill preside
Noustrônerons
Wewill preside
Voustrônerez
Youwill preside
Ilstrôneront
Theywill preside

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jetrônais
Iwas presiding
Tutrônais
Youwere presiding
Iltrônait
Hewas presiding
Noustrônions
Were presiding
Voustrôniez
Youwere presiding
Ilstrônaient
Theywere presiding

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)trône
Youpreside
(Nous)trônons
Wepreside
(Vous)trônez
Youpreside

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

trônant
presiding

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en trônant
presiding

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