L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Introduction to the verb alléger
The English translation of the French verb alléger is “to lighten” or “to alleviate.” It is pronounced as “a-le-zhe.”
The word alléger comes from the Latin word “leviare” which means “to relieve” or “to lighten.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the basic form of the verb that does not indicate a specific subject or time.
Three examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Je vais alléger mon sac à dos avant de partir en randonnée. (I am going to lighten my backpack before going hiking.)
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Nous devons alléger la charge de travail de nos employés. (We need to alleviate the workload of our employees.)
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Vous pouvez utiliser cette crème pour alléger les taches sombres sur votre visage. (You can use this cream to lighten dark spots on your face.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of alléger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | allège | Je l’allège toujours. | I always lighten it. |
tu | allèges | Tu allèges la charge. | You lighten the load. |
il | allège | Il l’allège avec soin. | He carefully lightens it. |
elle | allège | Elle l’allège pour moi. | She lightens it for me. |
on | allège | On l’allège ensemble. | We lighten it together. |
nous | allégeons | Nous allégeons l’atmosphère. | We lighten the atmosphere. |
vous | allégez | Vous allégez le fardeau. | You lighten the burden. |
ils | allègent | Ils allègent la charge. | They lighten the load. |
elles | allègent | Elles allègent le poids. | They lighten the weight. |
Other Conjugations for Alléger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger (this article)
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Alléger – 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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