Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Introduction to the verb expectorer
The English translation of the French verb “expectorer” is “to expectorate.” The infinitive form of “expectorer” is pronounced as “eks-pek-to-ray.”
The word “expectorer” originated from Latin, where “ex-” means “out” and “pector” means “chest.” In everyday French, “expectorer” is most often used to describe the act of expelling phlegm or mucus from the respiratory system.
Examples:
- Je tousse beaucoup et j’expectore du mucus. (I cough a lot and expectorate mucus.)
- Le médecin m’a conseillé d’expectorer pour soulager ma gorge irritée. (The doctor advised me to expectorate to relieve my sore throat.)
- Les fumeurs ont souvent du mal à expectorer les sécrétions de leurs poumons. (Smokers often struggle to expectorate the secretions from their lungs.)
Expectorer – 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 expectorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’expectore | J’expectore dans un mouchoir. | I expectorate into a tissue. |
tu | tu expectores | Tu expectores bruyamment. | You expectorate loudly. |
il | il expectore | Il expectore à cause de sa grippe. | He expectorates because of his flu. |
elle | elle expectore | Elle expectore du mucus. | She expectorates mucus. |
on | on expectore | On expectore souvent en cas de bronchite. | One expectorates often in case of bronchitis. |
nous | nous expectorons | Nous expectorons après avoir fumé. | We expectorate after smoking. |
vous | vous expectorez | Vous expectorez discrètement. | You (plural/formal) expectorate discreetly. |
ils | ils expectorent | Ils expectorent à cause de leurs allergies. | They (masculine) expectorate because of their allergies. |
elles | elles expectorent | Elles expectorent pendant la maladie. | They (feminine) expectorate during illness. |
Other Conjugations for Expectorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
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