L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Introduction to the verb aggraver
The English translation of the French verb aggraver is “to aggravate” or “to worsen.” The infinitive form of aggraver is pronounced “ah-grah-vay.”
The language origin of aggraver can be traced back to the Latin word “gravis,” meaning “heavy” or “serious.” This evolved into the French word “grave,” which means “serious” or “severe.” The prefix “ag-” adds the meaning of intensifying or making something worse.
In everyday French, aggraver is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe a situation or condition that is becoming more serious or difficult.
Examples:
1) La situation économique risque de s’aggraver si nous ne prenons pas de mesures rapidement. (The economic situation risks worsening if we don’t take measures quickly.)
2) Ses problèmes de santé se sont aggravés depuis qu’elle a commencé à fumer. (Her health problems have worsened since she started smoking.)
3) L’attitude de son patron a aggravé la tension au sein de l’équipe. (His boss’s attitude aggravated the tension within the team.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of aggraver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aggrave | Je aggrave la situation. | I aggravate the situation. |
tu | aggraves | Tu aggraves mes problèmes. | You worsen my problems. |
il | aggrave | Il aggrave l’état de santé. | He aggravates the health condition. |
elle | aggrave | Elle aggrave la blessure. | She worsens the injury. |
on | aggrave | On aggrave les inégalités. | We worsen the inequalities. |
nous | aggravons | Nous aggravons la situation. | We are aggravating the situation. |
vous | aggravez | Vous aggravez le conflit. | You aggravate the conflict. |
ils | aggravent | Ils aggravent les tensions. | They aggravate the tensions. |
elles | aggravent | Elles aggravent le problème. | They worsen the problem. |
Other Conjugations for Aggraver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver (this article)
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Aggraver – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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