Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ingurgiter
Introduction to the verb ingurgiter
The English translation of the French verb ingurgiter is “to swallow” or “to gulp down.” It is pronounced as “an-gur-zhee-tay.”
The word “ingurgiter” comes from the Latin word “ingurgitare,” meaning “to swallow greedily.” It is most commonly used in everyday French to describe the act of consuming food or drink quickly and eagerly.
Examples:
- J’ai vu le chien ingurgiter sa nourriture en quelques secondes. (I saw the dog swallow its food in a few seconds.)
- Elle a passé la soirée à ingurgiter des verres de vin. (She spent the evening gulping down glasses of wine.)
- Les enfants ont ingurgité leurs bonbons avant même d’arriver à la maison. (The children gulped down their candies before even getting home.)
Ingurgiter – 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 ingurgiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
je | j’ingurgite | Je n’arrête pas d’ingurgiter des bonbons. | I keep eating candy.
tu | tu ingurgites | Tu ingurgites ton repas à toute vitesse. | You’re devouring your meal.
il | il ingurgite | Il ingurgite son café chaque matin. | He gulps down his coffee every morning.
elle | elle ingurgite | Elle ingurgite son médicament avec de l’eau. | She swallows her medicine with water.
on | on ingurgite | On ingurgite trop de sucreries. | We are ingesting too much sugar.
nous | nous ingurgitons | Nous ingurgitons notre déjeuner avant de partir. | We are wolfing down our lunch before leaving.
vous | vous ingurgitez | Vous ingurgitez ces informations trop vite. | You are consuming this information too quickly.
ils | ils ingurgitent | Ils ingurgitent leur repas sans prendre le temps de savourer. | They are wolfing down their meal without taking the time to enjoy it.
elles | elles ingurgitent | Elles ingurgitent leurs boissons glacées avec plaisir. | They are happily chugging down their iced drinks.
Other Conjugations for Ingurgiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ingurgiter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ingurgiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ingurgiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ingurgiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ingurgiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ingurgiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ingurgiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ingurgiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ingurgiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ingurgiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ingurgiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ingurgiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ingurgiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ingurgiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ingurgiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ingurgiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ingurgiter
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