Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb étaler
Introduction to the verb étaler
The English translation of the French verb étaler is “to spread” or “to lay out.” It is pronounced as “ay-tah-lay.”
The language origin of étaler can be traced back to the Old French word estal, meaning “place, position.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of spreading or arranging things in a specific place or position. It can also be used figuratively to mean “to extend or prolong.”
3 examples of its usage are:
- Elle a étalé la confiture sur la tartine. (She spread the jam on the toast.)
- Il faut étaler la pâte sur toute la surface du moule. (You need to spread the dough over the entire surface of the mold.)
- Le soldat a étalé sa couverture sur le sol pour dormir. (The soldier laid out his blanket on the ground to sleep.)
Étaler – 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 étaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | étale | Je n’étale pas assez de beurre sur mon pain. | I don’t spread enough butter on my bread. |
Tu | étales | Pourquoi tu étales ta confiture si épaissement ? | Why do you spread your jam so thickly? |
Il | étale | Il étale soigneusement la peinture sur la toile. | He is carefully spreading the paint on the canvas. |
Elle | étale | Elle étale ses cartes sur la table pour jouer au poker. | She is spreading out her cards on the table to play poker. |
On | étale | On étale la pâte à pizza avant de mettre les ingrédients. | We spread out the pizza dough before adding the toppings. |
Nous | étalons | Nous étalons le tapis avant que les invités arrivent. | We are spreading out the carpet before the guests arrive. |
Vous | étalez | Vous étalez trop de mayonnaise dans vos sandwichs. | You are spreading too much mayonnaise on your sandwiches. |
Ils | étalent | Ils étalent leur argent sans se soucier de l’avenir. | They are spreading their money without worrying about the future. |
Elles | étalent | Elles étalent leur joie en dansant dans la rue. | They are spreading their joy by dancing in the street. |
Other Conjugations for Étaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb étaler (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étaler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étaler
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