Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb élider
Introduction to the verb élider
The English translation of the French verb élider is “to elide.” It is pronounced as “ay-lee-deh.”
The word élider comes from the Latin word “elidere” meaning “to crush” or “to strike out.” In everyday French, élider is used to describe the contraction or omission of a sound, syllable, or word in pronunciation or writing.
Here are three examples of how élider is used in everyday French:
- Lorsque je parle vite, je vais souvent élider les voyelles en fin de mots. (When I speak quickly, I often elide the vowels at the end of words.)
- Dans cet exercice, vous devez élider les consonnes en fin de mots. (In this exercise, you must elide the consonants at the end of words.)
- En français, on peut élider le mot “de” devant un nom féminin qui commence par une voyelle. (In French, we can elide the word “de” before a feminine noun starting with a vowel.)
Translation:
When I speak quickly, I often elide the vowels at the end of words.
In this exercise, you must elide the consonants at the end of words.
In French, we can elide the word “de” before a feminine noun starting with a vowel.
Élider – 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 élider
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | élide | J’élide | I elide |
tu | élides | Tu élides | You elide |
il | élide | Il élide | He elides |
elle | élide | Elle élide | She elides |
on | élide | On élide | One elides |
nous | élidons | Nous élidons | We elide |
vous | élidez | Vous élidez | You elide |
ils | élident | Ils élident | They elide |
elles | élident | Elles élident | They elide |
Other Conjugations for Élider.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb élider (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb élider
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb élider
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb élider
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb élider
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb élider
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb élider
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb élider
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb élider
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb élider
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb élider
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb élider
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb élider
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb élider
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb élider
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb élider
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb élider
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