Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surélever
Introduction to the verb surélever
The English translation of the French verb surélever is “to elevate” or “to raise.” It is pronounced as “suh-ray-luh-vay.”
The word surélever comes from the combination of the French words “sur” (on, upon) and “élever” (to raise). In everyday French, it is most often used to describe physically raising or elevating something, such as a building or an object.
Example 1: Les ouvriers ont surélevé la toiture de la maison pour ajouter un étage. (The workers elevated the roof of the house to add a floor.)
Example 2: Le maçon utilise une grue pour surélever les blocs de béton. (The mason uses a crane to raise the concrete blocks.)
Example 3: La montgolfière a été surélevée dans le ciel par le vent. (The hot air balloon was lifted into the sky by the wind.)
Surélever – 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 surélever
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | suréléve | Je suréléve la table. | I am raising the table. |
tu | surélèves | Tu surélèves le mur. | You are raising the wall. |
il | surélève | Il surélève le toit. | He is raising the roof. |
elle | surélève | Elle surélève la voiture. | She is lifting the car. |
on | surélève | On surélève le poids. | One is lifting the weight. |
nous | surélevons | Nous surélevons le plancher. | We are raising the floor. |
vous | surélevez | Vous surélevez le meuble. | You are raising the furniture. |
ils | surélèvent | Ils surélèvent la bannière. | They are raising the banner. |
elles | surélèvent | Elles surélèvent la barrière. | They are raising the barrier. |
Other Conjugations for Surélever.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surélever (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surélever
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surélever
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surélever
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surélever
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surélever
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surélever
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surélever
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surélever
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surélever
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surélever
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surélever
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surélever
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surélever
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surélever
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surélever
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surélever
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