Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb rallonger
Introduction to the verb rallonger
The English translation of the French verb rallonger is “to lengthen” or “to extend.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ra-lon-zhe.”
The word rallonger is derived from the Old French word “alongier,” which comes from the Latin word “allongare,” meaning “to lengthen.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the action of making something longer or extending its duration.
Examples:
- Je vais devoir rallonger ma robe pour qu’elle me convienne. (I will have to lengthen my dress to make it fit me.)
- Nous avons décidé de rallonger notre séjour à Paris d’une semaine. (We have decided to extend our stay in Paris by a week.)
- Il a fallu rallonger le temps du cours pour couvrir tous les sujets importants. (We had to extend the length of the class to cover all the important topics.)
Rallonger – 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 rallonger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | rallonge | Je rallonge ma robe. | I am lengthening my dress. |
tu | rallonges | Tu rallonges le câble. | You are extending the cable. |
il | rallonge | Il rallonge sa pause déjeuner. | He is extending his lunch break. |
elle | rallonge | Elle rallonge le trajet. | She is lengthening the trip. |
on | rallonge | On rallonge le délai. | We are extending the deadline. |
nous | rallongeons | Nous rallongeons le chemin. | We are lengthening the path. |
vous | rallongez | Vous rallongez la chanson. | You are extending the song. |
ils | rallongent | Ils rallongent la liste. | They are adding to the list. |
elles | rallongent | Elles rallongent la conversation. | They are prolonging the conversation. |
Other Conjugations for Rallonger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb rallonger (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rallonger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rallonger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rallonger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rallonger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rallonger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rallonger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rallonger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rallonger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rallonger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rallonger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rallonger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rallonger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rallonger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rallonger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rallonger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rallonger
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