Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Introduction to the verb ballaster
The English translation of the French verb “ballaster” is “to ballast.” The pronunciation of the infinitive form “ballaster” in French is [ba-las-te].
The word “ballaster” has its origins in the French language and is commonly used in everyday French to refer to the act of ballasting, which means stabilizing or adding weight to something, typically a ship or a train, to improve stability or maintain balance.
Examples:
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Il faut ballaster le navire pour qu’il reste équilibré en mer.
(We need to ballast the ship to keep it balanced at sea.) -
Le conducteur doit ballaster les wagons pour assurer une circulation sûre sur les rails.
(The driver must ballast the train cars to ensure safe movement on the tracks.) -
Ils vont ballaster les fondations du bâtiment pour éviter les glissements de terrain.
(They are going to ballast the building’s foundations to prevent landslides.)
Please note that translations may vary slightly depending on the context.
Ballaster – 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 ballaster
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ballaste | Je ballaste le chemin. | I ballast the track. |
tu | ballastes | Tu ballastes le sol. | You ballast the ground. |
il | ballaste | Il ballaste le chantier. | He ballasts the construction site. |
elle | ballaste | Elle ballaste la voie ferrée. | She ballasts the railway track. |
on | ballaste | On ballaste le pont. | One/We ballast the bridge. |
nous | ballastons | Nous ballastons la route. | We ballast the road. |
vous | ballastez | Vous ballastez la barge. | You ballast the barge. |
ils | ballastent | Ils ballastent le navire. | They ballast the ship. |
elles | ballastent | Elles ballastent l’avion. | They ballast the plane. |
Other Conjugations for Ballaster.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
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