Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb héler
Introduction to the verb héler
The English translation of the French verb héler is “to hail” or “to call out”. It is pronounced as “ay-ler”.
Héler comes from the Old French word “heler”, meaning “to call” or “to summon”. It is most often used in everyday French to mean “to attract someone’s attention” or “to call out to someone”.
Some examples of its usage are:
- Je vais hélér le serveur pour commander à boire. (I will hail the waiter to order some drinks.)
- Pendant la manifestation, les manifestants ont héler les passants pour les rejoindre. (During the protest, the protesters hailed the passersby to join them.)
- J’ai essayé d’héler un taxi, mais ils étaient tous pris. (I tried to hail a taxi, but they were all taken.)
Please note that these are literal translations and the exact usage of héler may vary in different contexts.
Héler – 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 héler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’hèle | Je t’hèle. | I hail you. |
tu | tu hèles | Tu m’hèles. | You hail me. |
il | il hèle | Il m’hèle. | He hails me. |
elle | elle hèle | Elle m’hèle. | She hails me. |
on | on hèle | On nous hèle. | We are hailed. |
nous | nous hélons | Nous les hérons. | We hail them. |
vous | vous hélez | Vous nous hélez. | You hail us. |
ils | ils hèlent | Ils nous hèlent. | They hail us. |
elles | elles hèlent | Elles m’hèlent. | They hail me. |
Other Conjugations for Héler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb héler (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb héler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb héler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb héler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb héler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb héler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb héler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb héler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb héler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb héler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb héler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb héler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb héler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb héler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb héler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb héler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb héler
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