Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Introduction to the verb compresser
The English translation of the French verb “compresser” is “to compress.” The infinitive form “compresser” is pronounced as [kɔ̃.pʁɛ.se].
The verb “compresser” originates from the Latin word “compressus,” which means “to press together.” In everyday French, it is commonly used to refer to the action of reducing the size or volume of something by applying pressure.
Examples:
- Je vais compresser les fichiers pour les envoyer par email.
(I am going to compress the files to send them via email.) - Il faut compresser les vêtements pour les faire rentrer dans la valise.
(We need to compress the clothes to fit them into the suitcase.) - Pour économiser de l’espace sur le disque dur, je vais compresser les dossiers.
(To save space on the hard drive, I am going to compress the folders.)
Compresser – 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 compresser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je compresse | Je compresse mon linge pour économiser de l’espace dans la valise. | I compress my clothes to save space in the suitcase. |
Tu | Tu compresses | Tu compresses le fichier pour le rendre plus petit. | You compress the file to make it smaller. |
Il | Il compresse | Il compresse ses documents avant de les envoyer par mail. | He compresses his documents before sending them by email. |
Elle | Elle compresse | Elle compresse les légumes pour en faire un jus. | She compresses the vegetables to make juice. |
On | On compresse | On compresse les données pour économiser de l’espace sur le disque dur. | We compress the data to save space on the hard drive. |
Nous | Nous compressons | Nous compressons les vêtements pour faciliter le rangement. | We compress the clothes to make storage easier. |
Vous | Vous compressez | Vous compressez les fichiers avant de les télécharger. | You compress the files before downloading them. |
Ils | Ils compressent | Ils compressent les images pour les rendre plus légères. | They compress the images to make them lighter. |
Elles | Elles compressent | Elles compressent les archives pour les sécuriser. | They compress the archives to secure them. |
Other Conjugations for Compresser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compresser (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
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