Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb blanchir
Introduction to the verb blanchir
The English translation of the French verb blanchir is “to whiten” or “to bleach.” It is pronounced “blawn-sheer.”
The word blanchir comes from the Old French word “blanchir,” which means “to whiten or make white.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the process of whitening or lightening something, such as clothes or hair, or to refer to the action of boiling vegetables briefly before cooking them.
Example 1: Je vais blanchir mes draps blancs pour les rendre encore plus blancs. (I am going to bleach my white sheets to make them even whiter.)
Example 2: Pour garder la couleur blanche de mes chaussures, je les blanchis régulièrement. (To maintain the white color of my shoes, I bleach them regularly.)
Example 3: Avant de les cuire, je vais blanchir les haricots verts pour qu’ils gardent leur couleur vive. (Before cooking them, I am going to blanch the green beans so they keep their vibrant color.)
Blanchir – 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 blanchir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | Blanchis | Je blanchis les légumes. | I blanch the vegetables.
Tu | Blanchis | Tu blanchis le linge. | You blanch the laundry.
Il | Blanchit | Il blanchit le visage. | He blanches his face.
Elle | Blanchit | Elle blanchit la farine. | She bleaches the flour.
On | Blanchit | On blanchit le bois. | One bleaches the wood.
Nous | Blanchissons | Nous blanchissons le papier. | We bleach the paper.
Vous | Blanchissez | Vous blanchissez les dents. | You (formal) bleach your teeth.
Ils | Blanchissent | Ils blanchissent les os. | They bleach the bones.
Elles | Blanchissent | Elles blanchissent le tissu. | They (feminine) bleach the fabric.
Other Conjugations for Blanchir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb blanchir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blanchir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blanchir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blanchir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blanchir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blanchir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blanchir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blanchir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blanchir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blanchir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blanchir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blanchir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blanchir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blanchir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blanchir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blanchir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blanchir
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