alterner

French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /al.tɛʁ.ne/, X-SAMPA: /al.tER.ne/

Verb

alterner

1. To alternate

Conjugation

   Conjugation of alterner (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		alterner			être alterné
gerund		en alternant			en étant alterné
present participle		alternant
past participle		alterné
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	alterne	alternes	alterne	alternons	alternez	alternent
	imperfect	alternais	alternais	alternait	alternions	alterniez	alternaient
	past historic1	alternai	alternas	alterna	alternâmes	alternâtes	alternèrent
	future	alternerai	alterneras	alternera	alternerons	alternerez	alterneront
	conditional	alternerais	alternerais	alternerait	alternerions	alterneriez	alterneraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of être followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of être followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of être followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of être followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of être followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	alterne	alternes	alterne	alternions	alterniez	alternent
	imperfect1	alternasse	alternasses	alternât	alternassions	alternassiez	alternassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of être followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of être followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	alterne	—	alternons	alternez	—
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Derived terms

• alternateur

Anagrams

• râlèrent

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Latin

Verb

alterner

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of alternō