L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Introduction to the verb augmenter
The English translation of the French verb augmenter is “to increase” or “to raise.” The infinitive form of augmenter is pronounced “ohg-mohn-tay.”
The word augmenter comes from the Latin word “augmentare,” meaning “to increase” or “to enlarge.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in its current form since the 16th century.
In everyday French, augmenter is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the simple present tense in English. In this tense, it is used to describe actions or states that are ongoing or habitual.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Je suis en train d’augmenter mon niveau de français. (I am increasing my level of French.)
- Elle aime augmenter ses connaissances en lisant des livres. (She likes to increase her knowledge by reading books.)
- Nous devons augmenter nos efforts pour atteindre nos objectifs. (We need to increase our efforts to achieve our goals.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of augmenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | augmente | Je augmente mon salaire. | I am increasing my salary. |
tu | augmentes | Tu augmentes ta vitesse. | You are increasing your speed. |
il | augmente | Il augmente ses dépenses. | He is increasing his expenses. |
elle | augmente | Elle augmente sa productivité. | She is increasing her productivity. |
on | augmente | On augmente le nombre d’employés. | We are increasing the number of employees. |
nous | augmentons | Nous augmentons nos prix. | We are raising our prices. |
vous | augmentez | Vous augmentez vos bénéfices. | You are increasing your profits. |
ils | augmentent | Ils augmentent leur production. | They are increasing their production. |
elles | augmentent | Elles augmentent leur influence. | They are increasing their influence. |
Other Conjugations for Augmenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter (this article)
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Augmenter – 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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