Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surgeler
Introduction to the verb surgeler
The English translation of the French verb surgeler is “to freeze”. It is pronounced as “sur-zhel-ay”.
The word surgeler comes from the prefix “sur” meaning “on” or “over” and the verb “geler” meaning “to freeze”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of placing food in a freezer to preserve it for a longer period of time.
Examples:
- Je vais surgeler les restes du dîner pour les manger plus tard. (I am going to freeze the leftovers from dinner to eat later.)
- N’oublie pas de surgeler les fruits pour faire une délicieuse glace. (Don’t forget to freeze the fruit to make a delicious ice cream.)
- Nous devons surgeler la viande avant de partir en vacances. (We need to freeze the meat before going on vacation.)
Surgeler – 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 surgeler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | surgèle | Je surgèle mes légumes. | I freeze my vegetables. |
tu | surgèles | Tu surgèles la viande. | You freeze the meat. |
il | surgèle | Il surgèle les fruits. | He freezes the fruits. |
elle | surgèle | Elle surgèle le poisson. | She freezes the fish. |
on | surgèle | On surgèle nos plats. | We freeze our dishes. |
nous | surgelons | Nous surgelons les pâtisseries. | We freeze the pastries. |
vous | surgelent | Vous surgelent les glaces. | You freeze the ice creams. |
ils | surgèlent | Ils surgèlent les légumes. | They freeze the vegetables. |
elles | surgèlent | Elles surgèlent les fruits. | They freeze the fruits. |
Other Conjugations for Surgeler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surgeler (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surgeler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surgeler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surgeler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surgeler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surgeler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surgeler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surgeler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surgeler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surgeler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surgeler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surgeler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surgeler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surgeler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surgeler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surgeler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surgeler
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