Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
Introduction to the verb avaler
The English translation of the French verb “avaler” is “to swallow.” The infinitive form of “avaler” is pronounced as [a.va.le].
The verb “avaler” comes from the Latin word “advalare,” which means “to swallow down.” In everyday French, it is most often used to refer to the action of swallowing food or drink.
Examples:
- J’ai du mal à avaler ce gros comprimé. (I struggle to swallow this big pill.)
- Il faut bien avaler avant de parler. (You need to swallow before speaking.)
- Elle a avalé sa fierté et s’est excusée. (She swallowed her pride and apologized.)
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Avaler – 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 avaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | J’avale | J’avale un bonbon | I swallow a candy |
Tu | Tu aval es | Tu avales une pilule | You swallow a pill |
Il | Il aval e | Il avale de l’eau | He swallows water |
Elle | Elle aval e | Elle avale un comprimé | She swallows a tablet |
On | On aval e | On avale de la nourriture | We swallow food |
Nous | Nous aval ons | Nous avalons une boisson | We swallow a drink |
Vous | Vous aval ez | Vous avalez un médicament | You swallow a medication |
Ils | Ils aval ent | Ils avalent des aliments | They swallow food |
Elles | Elles aval ent | Elles avalent un morceau | They swallow a piece |
Other Conjugations for Avaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb avaler (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avaler
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