Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb relier
Introduction to the verb relier
The English translation of the French verb relier is “to link” or “to connect.” It is pronounced as “ruh-lee-AY.”
The language origin of relier comes from the Latin word “religare,” which means “to tie back.” In everyday French, it is most often used to express actions related to connecting or linking things together.
Three simple examples of its usage are:
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Je vais relier les documents avec une agrafeuse. (I am going to connect the documents with a stapler.)
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Les deux villes sont reliées par un pont. (The two cities are linked by a bridge.)
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Il faut relier les idées pour que le texte soit cohérent. (We need to connect the ideas for the text to be coherent.)
Relier – 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 relier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je relie | Je relie les pages ensemble. | I link the pages together. |
Tu | Tu relies | Tu relies les livres sur l’étagère. | You link the books on the shelf. |
Il | Il relie | Il relie le cahier avec la couverture. | He links the notebook with the cover. |
Elle | Elle relie | Elle relie les papiers pour les classer. | She links the papers to organize them. |
On | On relie | On relie les histoires pour les raconter. | We link the stories to tell them. |
Nous | Nous relions | Nous relions les dossiers pour le client. | We link the files for the client. |
Vous | Vous reliez | Vous reliez les fils électriques ensemble. | You link the electrical wires together. |
Ils | Ils relient | Ils relient les idées pour un projet. | They link the ideas for a project. |
Elles | Elles relient | Elles relient les pièces du puzzle. | They link the puzzle pieces. |
Other Conjugations for Relier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb relier (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb relier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb relier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb relier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb relier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb relier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb relier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb relier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb relier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb relier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb relier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb relier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb relier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb relier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb relier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb relier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb relier
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