/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.se/
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to practise, to exercise, to exert
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Word origin
From Latin exercere ('to keep busy, to train'). English 'exercise' comes from the same Latin verb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- exercere
- English cognates
- exercise
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | exerce | exerçais | exerçai | exercerai | exercerais |
| tu | exerces | exerçais | exerças | exerceras | exercerais |
| il/elle | exerce | exerçait | exerça | exercera | exercerait |
| nous | exerçons | exercions | exerçâmes | exercerons | exercerions |
| vous | exercez | exerciez | exerçâtes | exercerez | exerceriez |
| ils/elles | exercent | exerçaient | exercèrent | exerceront | exerceraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | exerce | exerçasse |
| tu | exerces | exerçasses |
| il/elle | exerce | exerçât |
| nous | exercions | exerçassions |
| vous | exerciez | exerçassiez |
| ils/elles | exercent | exerçassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | exerce |
| nous | exerçons |
| vous | exercez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- exerçant
- Past participle
- exercé · exercée · exercés · exercées
Examples
avocate .
She has practised as a lawyer for ten years.
.
You have to apply steady pressure to the dough.
.
This teacher has a great influence on his pupils.
.
He practises the piano every evening.
exécutif.
The president holds executive power.
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