Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Introduction to the verb exténuer
The English translation of the French verb “exténuer” is “to exhaust”. The infinitive form “exténuer” is pronounced as [ekstenue].
Exténuer is derived from the Latin word “extenuare”, meaning “to make thin or weak”. In everyday French, it is most often used to express physical or mental exhaustion. Here are three examples of its usage:
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Je me sens exténué après cette longue journée de travail.
(I feel exhausted after this long day at work.) -
L’exercice intense a fini par l’exténuer complètement.
(The intense exercise eventually completely exhausted him.) -
Les problèmes financiers ont exténué sa patience.
(Financial problems have worn out his patience.)
Exténuer – 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 exténuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | J’exténue | J’exténue | I exhaust |
Tu | Tu exténues | Tu exténues | You exhaust |
Il | Il exténue | Il exténue | He exhausts |
Elle | Elle exténue | Elle exténue | She exhausts |
On | On exténue | On exténue | One exhausts |
Nous | Nous exténuons | Nous exténuons | We exhaust |
Vous | Vous exténuez | Vous exténuez | You exhaust |
Ils | Ils exténuent | Ils exténuent | They (masculine) exhaust |
Elles | Elles exténuent | Elles exténuent | They (feminine) exhaust |
Other Conjugations for Exténuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
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