Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb habler
Introduction to the verb habler
The English translation of the French verb habler is “to talk”. It is pronounced as “ah-bleh”.
The origin of the word habler can be traced back to the Latin word “fabulari”, which means “to speak”. It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of speaking or talking.
Here are three simple examples of its usage with their respective English translations:
- Je peux te parler en privé? (Can I talk to you in private?)
- Elle adore parler de ses voyages. (She loves talking about her travels.)
- Nous avons beaucoup parlé de nos projets pour l’avenir. (We talked a lot about our plans for the future.)
Habler – 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 habler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | parle | Je parle français. | I speak French.
Tu | parles | Tu parles anglais. | You speak English.
Il | parle | Il parle espagnol. | He speaks Spanish.
Elle | parle | Elle parle italien. | She speaks Italian.
On | parle | On parle allemand. | We speak German.
Nous | parlons | Nous parlons chinois. | We speak Chinese.
Vous | parlez | Vous parlez japonais. | You speak Japanese.
Ils | parlent | Ils parlent russe. | They speak Russian.
Elles | parlent | Elles parlent portugais. | They speak Portuguese.
Other Conjugations for Habler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb habler (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb habler
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