Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surchauffer
Introduction to the verb surchauffer
The English translation of the French verb surchauffer is “to overheat.” The infinitive form of surchauffer is pronounced as “syr-shoh-fay.”
Surchauffer comes from the French words “sur,” meaning “over,” and “chauffer,” meaning “to heat.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe something becoming too hot or being heated excessively.
Example 1: Le radiateur surchauffe, il faut l’éteindre. (The radiator is overheating, we need to turn it off.)
Example 2: Attention, ne surchauffez pas le moteur de la voiture. (Be careful, don’t overheat the car engine.)
Example 3: Le four a surchauffé le gâteau et il est brûlé. (The oven overheated the cake and it is burned.)
Surchauffer – 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 surchauffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | surchauffe | Je surchauffe la soupe. | I am overheating the soup. |
tu | surchauffes | Tu surchauffes la pièce. | You are overheating the room. |
il | surchauffe | Il surchauffe le moteur. | He is overheating the engine. |
elle | surchauffe | Elle surchauffe la casserole. | She is overheating the pot. |
on | surchauffe | On surchauffe les aliments. | One is overheating the food. |
nous | surchauffons | Nous surchauffons l’appartement. | We are overheating the apartment. |
vous | surchauffez | Vous surchauffez le radiateur. | You are overheating the radiator. |
ils | surchauffent | Ils surchauffent la salle. | They are overheating the room. |
elles | surchauffent | Elles surchauffent la maison. | They are overheating the house. |
Other Conjugations for Surchauffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surchauffer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surchauffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surchauffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surchauffer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surchauffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surchauffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surchauffer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surchauffer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surchauffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surchauffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surchauffer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surchauffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surchauffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surchauffer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surchauffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surchauffer
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