Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
Introduction to the verb glacer
The English translation of the French verb glacer is “to freeze”. The infinitive form is pronounced as glah-say.
The word glacer originates from the Latin word “glaciare”, meaning “to turn into ice”. In everyday French, glacer is most often used to describe the action of freezing or icing something.
Examples:
- J’ai mis les glaçons dans le congélateur pour les glacer. (I put the ice cubes in the freezer to freeze them.)
- Il faut glacer le gâteau avec du sucre glace. (You need to ice the cake with powdered sugar.)
- Le froid intense a glacé les lacs de montagne. (The intense cold froze the mountain lakes.)
Glacer – 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 glacer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | glace | Je glace le gâteau. | I glaze the cake. |
Tu | glaces | Tu glaces les biscuits. | You glaze the cookies. |
Il | glace | Il glace la tarte. | He glazes the pie. |
Elle | glace | Elle glace le dessert. | She glazes the dessert. |
On | glace | On glace les éclairs. | One/We glaze the éclairs. |
Nous | glaçons | Nous glaçons les verres. | We glaze the glasses. |
Vous | glacez | Vous glacez les fruits. | You glaze the fruits. |
Ils | glacent | Ils glacent les bonbons. | They glaze the candies. |
Elles | glacent | Elles glacent la bûche. | They glaze the yule log. |
Other Conjugations for Glacer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb glacer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb glacer
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