Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bouillir
Introduction to the verb bouillir
The English translation of the French verb bouillir is “to boil.” It is pronounced “boo-yee-r.”
Bouillir comes from the Latin word “bullire,” meaning “to bubble” or “to boil.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of cooking or heating a liquid until it reaches its boiling point.
Examples of its usage include:
- Je vais faire bouillir de l’eau pour le thé. (I am going to boil some water for tea.)
- Ne fais pas bouillir la soupe trop longtemps, elle risque de brûler. (Don’t boil the soup for too long, it might burn.)
- Elle a fait bouillir du lait pour faire une sauce béchamel. (She boiled some milk to make a béchamel sauce.)
Bouillir – 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 bouillir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
je | bouillis | Je bouillis de colère. | I am boiling with anger.
tu | bouillis | Tu bouillis l’eau. | You are boiling the water.
il | bouillit | Il bouillit la soupe. | He is boiling the soup.
elle | bouillit | Elle bouillit du lait. | She is boiling some milk.
on | bouillit | On bouillit des pâtes. | We are boiling some pasta.
nous | bouillissons| Nous bouillissons de thé. | We are boiling some tea.
vous | bouillissez | Vous bouillissez les légumes.| You are boiling the vegetables.
ils | bouillissent| Ils bouillissent l’eau. | They are boiling the water.
elles | bouillissent| Elles bouillissent des oeufs.| They are boiling some eggs.
Other Conjugations for Bouillir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bouillir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillir
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