All verbs

/avale/to swallowA2

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
avalons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

aval-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

aval-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

aval-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

aval-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

aval-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
avaler
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

avaler-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

avaler-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

avaler

Past participle
avalé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

avalé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

avalé

Conjugation

présent
Ij'avale/ʒaval/I swallow
youtu avales/ty aval/you swallow
he/sheil avale/il aval/he swallows
wenous avalons/nuz avalɔ̃/we swallow
youvous avalez/vuz avale/you swallow
theyils avalent/ilz aval/they swallow

Examples

  • J'avale le comprimé.

    /ʒa.val lə kɔ̃.pʁi.me/

    I swallow the tablet.

  • Je n'arrive pas à avaler.

    /ʒə na.ʁiv pa.z‿a a.va.le/

    I can't swallow.

  • Il a tout avalé.

    /il a tu.t‿a.va.le/

    He swallowed the lot.

Set phrases

  • avaler de travers

    to swallow the wrong way

Notes

  • avaler de travers is what happens when something goes down the wrong way — the phrase you need when you choke on a drink.