Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Introduction to the verb exceller
The English translation of the French verb exceller is “to excel” or “to be excellent”. The infinitive form is pronounced “ehks-seh-leh”.
The word exceller comes from the Latin word “excellere”, meaning “to rise, surpass, or excel”. It entered the French language in the 15th century, and has been used in its current form since the 17th century.
In everyday French, exceller is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense, which is used to express uncertainty, doubt, or a hypothetical situation.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il faut que tu excelles dans ton travail. (It’s necessary for you to excel in your work.)
- J’aimerais que tu excelles dans le sport. (I would like for you to excel in sports.)
- Il est essentiel que nous excellions dans nos études. (It is essential for us to excel in our studies.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of exceller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | excelle | Il faut que je excelle. | I must excel. |
tu | excelles | Je préfère que tu excelles. | I prefer you excel. |
il | excelle | Il est possible qu’il excelle. | It’s possible he excels. |
elle | excelle | Elle veut que j’elle excelle. | She wants her to excel. |
on | excelle | Il est important qu’on excelle. | It’s important we excel. |
nous | excellions | Il est préférable que nous excellions. | It’s preferable we excel. |
vous | excelliez | Il est nécessaire que vous excelliez. | It’s necessary you excel. |
ils | excellent | Il est essentiel qu’ils excellent. | It’s essential they excel. |
elles | excellent | Il est crucial qu’elles excellent. | It’s crucial they excel. |
Other Conjugations for Exceller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exceller
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Exceller – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Summary
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