Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb secréter
Introduction to the verb secréter
The English translation of the French verb secréter is “to secrete.” It is pronounced as “se-krey-teh.”
The word “secréter” comes from the Latin word “secreta,” meaning “privy” or “secret.” In everyday French, it is most often used to refer to the bodily processes of secreting or producing substances, such as sweat, hormones, or enzymes. It can also be used in a figurative sense to mean “to emit” or “to exude.”
Examples:
- Mon corps sécrète trop de sueur pendant l’été. (My body secretes too much sweat during the summer.)
- Les glandes endocrines sécrètent des hormones dans le sang. (The endocrine glands secrete hormones into the blood.)
- L’arbre a sécrété un liquide collant pour se protéger des insectes. (The tree secreted a sticky liquid to protect itself from insects.)
Secréter – 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 secréter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | sécrète | Je sécrète de l’insuline. | I secrete insulin. |
tu | sécrètes | Tu sécrètes trop de sébum. | You secrete too much sebum. |
il | sécrète | Il sécrète des hormones. | He secretes hormones. |
elle | sécrète | Elle sécrète du lait maternel. | She secretes breast milk. |
on | sécrète | On sécrète de la salive. | We secrete saliva. |
nous | sécrétons | Nous sécrétons des enzymes. | We secrete enzymes. |
vous | sécrétez | Vous sécrétez des endorphines. | You secrete endorphins. |
ils | sécrètent | Ils sécrètent de l’acide gastrique. | They secrete gastric acid. |
elles | sécrètent | Elles sécrètent des phéromones. | They secrete pheromones. |
Other Conjugations for Secréter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb secréter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb secréter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb secréter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb secréter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb secréter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb secréter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb secréter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb secréter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb secréter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb secréter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb secréter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb secréter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb secréter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb secréter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb secréter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb secréter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb secréter
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