Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Introduction to the verb avouer
The English translation of the French verb avouer is “to confess” or “to admit”. The infinitive form of avouer is pronounced as “ah-voo-ay”.
The word avouer has its origins in the Latin verb “advocare”, which means “to call for help or support”. In everyday French, avouer is commonly used to express the act of confessing or admitting something, often related to one’s faults, mistakes, or secrets.
Examples:
- J’ai finalement décidé d’avouer mes mensonges. (I finally decided to confess my lies.)
- Elle a avoué avoir volé l’argent. (She admitted to stealing the money.)
- Il a du mal à avouer ses sentiments. (He struggles to admit his feelings.)
Avouer – 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 avouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | avoue | J’avoue mon mensonge. | I admit my lie. |
Tu | avoues | Tu avoues tes erreurs. | You admit your mistakes. |
Il | avoue | Il avoue son crime. | He admits his crime. |
Elle | avoue | Elle avoue sa culpabilité. | She admits her guilt. |
On | avoue | On avoue la vérité. | One admits the truth. |
Nous | avouons | Nous avouons notre faute. | We admit our mistake. |
Vous | avouez | Vous avouez votre secret. | You admit your secret. |
Ils | avouent | Ils avouent leurs intentions. | They admit their intentions. |
Elles | avouent | Elles avouent leurs mensonges. | They admit their lies. |
Other Conjugations for Avouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb avouer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
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