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il posa

put, placed, asked

→ poser
pos to ask (a question) + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #14,681
put, placed Passé simple form, used mainly in literary narration and formal writing.
FR: Elle posa le livre sur la table.
EN: She put the book on the table.
asked Passé simple form, used mainly in literary narration and formal writing.
FR: Il posa une question à son professeur.
EN: He asked his teacher a question.
Conjugation of poser
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First posai —
Third posa —

L'abeille se posa sur une fleur.

The bee landed on a flower.

Elle posa sa tête sur sa poitrine.

She laid her head on his chest.

Tenoch ne posa aucune question.

Tenoch asked no questions.

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Nancy posa ses coudes sur les genoux.

Nancy rested her elbows on her knees.

Tom posa son porte-monnaie sur la commode.

Tom put his wallet on the dresser.

On posa à chaque élève une question.

Each student was asked a question.

Tom enleva sa montre et la posa sur la table.

Tom took off his watch and placed it on the table.

Ce fut Socrate qui posa les bases de la logique.

It was Socrates who laid the foundations of logic.

Tom nous posa plusieurs questions.

Tom asked us several questions.

Elle lui posa des questions.

She asked him questions.

Elle lui posa quelques questions, mais il refusa de répondre.

She asked him a few questions, but he refused to answer.

Un flocon de neige se posa sur son nez.

A snowflake landed on his nose.

Tom posa son torchon sur son épaule.

Tom put his dishcloth on his shoulder.

Sir Francis Cromarty lui posa franchement la question.

Sir Francis Cromarty asked him the question outright.

Il ne posa aucune question.

He asked no questions.

Elle posa la tête sur mon épaule.

She rested her head on my shoulder.

Tom posa quelques questions auxquelles Mary ne voulait pas répondre.

Tom asked a few questions that Mary didn't want to answer.

Tom posa sa main sur l'épaule droite de Marie.

Tom placed his hand on Marie’s right shoulder.

Tom posa sa serviette à côté de celle de Marie.

Tom put his towel next to Marie’s.

Le fils posa une question à sa mère.

The son asked his mother a question.

Keeton posa des aimants sur la tête de ses pigeons.

Keeton placed magnets on the heads of his pigeons.

Elle posa la tête sur son épaule.

She rested her head on his shoulder.

Tom posa plusieurs questions à Mary.

Tom asked Mary several questions.

Tom posa son vélo contre le mur.

Tom leaned his bike against the wall.

Une coccinelle rouge et brillante se posa sur le bout de mon doigt.

A shiny red ladybug landed on the tip of my finger.

Sami ne se posa pas de questions.

Sami didn't ask himself any questions.

Elle posa les coudes sur les genoux.

She rested her elbows on her knees.

Le Bibliothécaire me posa question sur question au sujet des gens des étoiles.

The Librarian asked me question after question about the people from the stars.

Elle posa le bébé sur le lit.

She put the baby on the bed.

Tom posa plusieurs questions à Marie, mais elle refusa d'y répondre.

Tom asked Marie several questions, but she refused to answer them.

Tom posa une tasse de café devant Maria.

Tom placed a cup of coffee in front of Maria.

Tom posa son porte-monnaie sur la table.

Tom put his wallet on the table.