Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb submerger
Introduction to the verb submerger
The English translation of the French verb submerger is “to submerge.” It is pronounced as “soo-mehr-zhey.”
The language origin of submerger can be traced back to the Latin word “submergere,” which also means “to submerge.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the action of sinking or immersing something completely underwater. Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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Le bateau a été submergé par la tempête.
Translation: The boat was submerged by the storm. -
J’ai accidentellement submergé mon téléphone dans l’eau.
Translation: I accidentally submerged my phone in water. -
Les pompiers ont dû submerger le feu avec de l’eau pour l’éteindre.
Translation: The firefighters had to submerge the fire with water to put it out.
Submerger – 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 submerger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je submerge | Je submerge le bateau. | I submerge the boat. |
Tu | Tu submerges | Tu submerges tes mains dans l’eau. | You submerge your hands in the water. |
Il | Il submerge | Il submerge l’île sous l’eau. | He submerges the island under water. |
Elle | Elle submerge | Elle submerge les légumes dans l’eau bouillante. | She submerges the vegetables in boiling water. |
On | On submerge | On submerge les villes inondées. | We submerge flooded cities. |
Nous | Nous submergeons | Nous submergeons le navire ennemi. | We submerge the enemy ship. |
Vous | Vous submergez | Vous submergez les œufs dans l’eau froide. | You submerge the eggs in cold water. |
Ils | Ils submergent | Ils submergent les jouets dans la piscine. | They submerge toys in the pool. |
Elles | Elles submergent | Elles submergent les livres sous l’eau. | They submerge books under water. |
Other Conjugations for Submerger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb submerger (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb submerger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb submerger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb submerger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb submerger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb submerger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb submerger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb submerger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb submerger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb submerger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb submerger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb submerger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb submerger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb submerger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb submerger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb submerger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb submerger
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