Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Introduction to the verb doubler
The English translation of the French verb “doubler” is “to double.” The infinitive form of “doubler” is pronounced as “doob-leh.”
The word “doubler” comes from the Latin word “duplus,” which means “double” or “twofold.” In everyday French, “doubler” is most often used in the sense of doubling something or someone, such as doubling a quantity, doubling back, or doubling someone’s role.
Examples:
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Je vais doubler la recette pour que tout le monde ait assez à manger.
(I will double the recipe so that everyone has enough to eat.) -
En voyant le bouchon sur l’autoroute, nous avons décidé de doubler et de prendre la sortie précédente.
(Seeing the traffic jam on the highway, we decided to double back and take the previous exit.) -
L’acteur principal du film a dû doubler son propre personnage lors des scènes d’action.
(The main actor in the movie had to double his own character in the action scenes.)
Doubler – 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 doubler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | double | Je double ma vitesse. | I double my speed. |
Tu | doubles | Tu doubles tes chances. | You double your chances. |
Il | double | Il double sa mise. | He doubles his bet. |
Elle | double | Elle double son salaire. | She doubles her salary. |
On | double | On double nos efforts. | We double our efforts. |
Nous | doublons | Nous doublons le nombre d’étudiants. | We double the number of students. |
Vous | doublez | Vous doublez la recette. | You double the recipe. |
Ils | doublent | Ils doublent le volume. | They double the volume. |
Elles | doublent | Elles doublent la distance. | They double the distance. |
Other Conjugations for Doubler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb doubler (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
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