L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Introduction to the verb essouffler
The English translation of essouffler is “to make someone out of breath” or “to exhaust someone.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ess-oo-flay.”
Essouffler comes from the Old French word “souffler,” which means “to blow, breathe, or puff.” It is formed by adding the prefix “es-” which gives it a sense of intensifying or putting into a state. In everyday French, essouffler is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to indicate the action of making someone out of breath or exhausting someone.
Examples:
- Je ne veux pas t’essouffler, mais il faut que tu te dépêches. (I don’t want to exhaust you, but you need to hurry up.)
- Les escaliers m’ont essoufflé, je suis essoufflé. (The stairs made me out of breath, I am exhausted.)
- Arrête de courir, tu vas t’essouffler. (Stop running, you will make yourself out of breath.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of essouffler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | m’essouffle | Je m’essouffle souvent. | I often get out of breath. |
tu | t’essouffles | Tu t’essouffles vite. | You get out of breath quickly. |
il | s’essouffle | Il s’essouffle en courant. | He gets out of breath while running. |
elle | s’essouffle | Elle s’essouffle en montant les escaliers. | She gets out of breath while climbing the stairs. |
on | s’essouffle | On s’essouffle facilement. | We easily get out of breath. |
nous | nous essoufflons | Nous nous essoufflons en faisant du sport. | We get out of breath while doing sports. |
vous | vous essoufflez | Vous vous essoufflez en parlant trop vite. | You get out of breath while talking too fast. |
ils | s’essoufflent | Ils s’essoufflent après avoir couru. | They get out of breath after running. |
elles | s’essoufflent | Elles s’essoufflent en dansant. | They get out of breath while dancing. |
Other Conjugations for Essouffler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler (this article)
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Essouffler – 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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