L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Introduction to the verb haleter
The English translation of the French verb haleter is “to pant” or “to gasp.” It is pronounced as “ah-leh-tay.”
The word haleter comes from the Old French word “haletier” which means “to pant” or “to breathe heavily.” It ultimately derives from the Latin word “halitus” meaning “breath.”
In everyday French, haleter is most often used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative form for giving commands or orders. In this tense, it is conjugated as “halète” for tu (you singular) and “halétons” for nous (we). Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
1) Halète moins fort, je n’arrive pas à entendre la télévision. (Pant less loudly, I can’t hear the TV.)
2) Halétons plus vite, sinon nous allons rater le bus. (Let’s pant faster, otherwise we’ll miss the bus.)
3) Halète un peu moins, tu vas t’épuiser. (Don’t pant so much, you’ll exhaust yourself.)
In these examples, we can see that haleter is used to give commands or orders to someone to control their breathing. It can also be used in a figurative sense to describe someone who is struggling or working hard. For example, “Il halete pour finir son marathon” (He pants to finish his marathon).
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of haleter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | halete | Haletons ensemble. | Let’s pant together. |
tu | halete | Halete après moi. | Pant after me. |
il | halete | Il halete après sa course. | He’s panting after his run. |
elle | halete | Elle halete à cause de la chaleur. | She’s panting because of the heat. |
on | haletons | Haletons pour ne pas perdre de vue. | Let’s pant to keep up. |
nous | haletons | Haletons pour sauver l’animal. | Let’s pant to save the animal. |
vous | haletez | Haletez plus fort. | Pant louder. |
ils | halete | Halertez moins fort. | Pant less loudly. |
elles | halete | Haletez pour gagner la course. | Pant to win the race. |
Other Conjugations for Haleter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haleter
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Haleter – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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