Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb suppléer
Introduction to the verb suppléer
The infinitive form of suppléer is pronounced “soo-pleh-AY.”
The English translation of suppléer is “to supplement” or “to supply.”
Suppléer comes from the Latin word “supplere” meaning “to fill up” or “to complete.” In everyday French, it is most often used to express the idea of providing something that is lacking or missing.
Examples:
- Je vais suppléer les ingrédients manquants pour la recette. (I will supplement the missing ingredients for the recipe.)
- L’équipe a fait appel à un joueur pour suppléer celui qui est blessé. (The team called in a player to replace the injured one.)
- Nous devons suppléer nos revenus avec un travail à temps partiel. (We need to supplement our income with a part-time job.)
Suppléer – 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 suppléer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je supplée | Je supplée mes collègues | I am filling in for my colleagues |
Tu | tu supplées | Tu supplées tes responsabilités | You are fulfilling your responsibilities |
Il | il supplée | Il supplée le manque de personnel | He is making up for the lack of personnel |
Elle | elle supplée | Elle supplée son collègue malade | She is covering for her sick colleague |
On | on supplée | On supplée les absents | We are covering for the absentees |
Nous | nous suppléons | Nous suppléons l’équipe en cas d’urgence | We substitute for the team in case of emergency |
Vous | vous suppléez | Vous suppléez les forces manquantes | You are filling in for the missing forces |
Ils | ils suppléent | Ils suppléent les absences | They are covering for the absences |
Elles | elles suppléent | Elles suppléent les membres en vacances | They are substituting for the members on vacation |
Other Conjugations for Suppléer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb suppléer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suppléer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suppléer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suppléer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suppléer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suppléer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suppléer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suppléer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suppléer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suppléer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suppléer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suppléer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suppléer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suppléer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suppléer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suppléer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suppléer
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