Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb saliver
Introduction to the verb saliver
The English translation of the French verb saliver is “to salivate.” It is pronounced as “sah-lee-vay.”
Saliver is derived from the Latin word “saliva,” meaning “spittle.” In everyday French, it is used to describe the act of producing saliva in the mouth, usually in response to the sight or smell of food.
Examples:
- Mon chien salive chaque fois que je lui donne des friandises. (My dog salivates every time I give him treats.)
- Je ne peux pas manger de citron sans saliver abondamment. (I can’t eat lemon without salivating profusely.)
- Les pâtissiers savent comment faire saliver leurs clients avec de délicieuses créations sucrées. (Bakers know how to make their customers salivate with delicious sweet creations.)
Saliver – 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 saliver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | salive | Je salive en regardant la nourriture. | I salivate while looking at the food. |
tu | salives | Tu salives toujours en regardant des films d’horreur. | You always salivate while watching horror movies. |
il | salive | Il salive en pensant à son repas préféré. | He salivates while thinking about his favorite meal. |
elle | salive | Elle salive en regardant la pâtisserie. | She salivates while looking at the pastry. |
on | salive | On salive en voyant la pizza sortir du four. | We salivate while seeing the pizza come out of the oven. |
nous | salivons | Nous salivons en pensant à nos vacances. | We salivate while thinking about our vacation. |
vous | salivez | Vous salivez devant le buffet. | You salivate in front of the buffet. |
ils | salivent | Ils salivent en parlant de leur repas préféré. | They salivate while talking about their favorite meal. |
elles | salivent | Elles salivent en regardant les desserts. | They (feminine) salivate while looking at the desserts. |
Other Conjugations for Saliver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb saliver (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saliver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saliver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saliver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saliver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saliver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saliver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saliver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saliver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saliver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saliver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saliver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saliver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saliver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saliver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saliver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb saliver
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