Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb immobiliser
Introduction to the verb immobiliser
The English translation of the French verb immobiliser is “to immobilize.” It is pronounced as “ee-moh-bee-lee-zay.”
The word immobiliser comes from the French word “immobile” which means “not moving.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of preventing something from moving or functioning.
Here are three simple examples of its usage with their respective English translations:
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Ils ont dû immobiliser le camion qui avait un problème de freins. (They had to immobilize the truck that had a brake problem.)
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La police a réussi à immobiliser le voleur avant qu’il ne s’échappe. (The police managed to immobilize the thief before he could escape.)
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La grève a immobilisé le trafic aérien pendant plusieurs jours. (The strike immobilized air traffic for several days.)
Immobiliser – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of immobiliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | J’immobilise | Je l’immobilise dans le garage. | I immobilize it in the garage.
Tu | Tu immobilises | Tu m’immobilises avec tes paroles. | You immobilize me with your words.
Il | Il immobilise | Il immobilise la voiture volée. | He immobilizes the stolen car.
Elle | Elle immobilise | Elle l’immobilise en appuyant sur le bouton. | She immobilizes it by pressing the button.
On | On immobilise | On ne peut pas l’immobiliser sans le code. | We can’t immobilize it without the code.
Nous | Nous immobilisons | Nous immobilisons les suspects. | We immobilize the suspects.
Vous | Vous immobilisez | Vous les immobilisez tous les deux ? | Do you immobilize both of them?
Ils | Ils immobilisent | Ils immobilisent le camion pour le réparer. | They immobilize the truck to repair it.
Elles | Elles immobilisent | Elles l’immobilisent avec des menottes. | They immobilize it with handcuffs.
Other Conjugations for Immobiliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb immobiliser (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb immobiliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb immobiliser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb immobiliser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb immobiliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb immobiliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb immobiliser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb immobiliser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb immobiliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb immobiliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb immobiliser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb immobiliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb immobiliser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb immobiliser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb immobiliser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb immobiliser
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