/pʁɔ.gʁɛ.se/
Translation
to progress, to make progress
Word origin
From progrès plus the verbal suffix -er. Progrès descends from Latin progressus ('an advance'), from progredi ('to go forward').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- progredi
- English cognates
- progress, progressive, gradient
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | progresse | progressais | progressai | progresserai | progresserais |
| tu | progresses | progressais | progressas | progresseras | progresserais |
| il/elle | progresse | progressait | progressa | progressera | progresserait |
| nous | progressons | progressions | progressâmes | progresserons | progresserions |
| vous | progressez | progressiez | progressâtes | progresserez | progresseriez |
| ils/elles | progressent | progressaient | progressèrent | progresseront | progresseraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | progresse | progressasse |
| tu | progresses | progressasses |
| il/elle | progresse | progressât |
| nous | progressions | progressassions |
| vous | progressiez | progressassiez |
| ils/elles | progressent | progressassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | progresse |
| nous | progressons |
| vous | progressez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- progressant
- Past participle
- progressé · progressée · progressés · progressées
Examples
Lyon.
My French has progressed a lot since I've lived in Lyon.
négociations .
The negotiations are progressing slowly but surely.
' .
You have to train every day to make progress.
Strictly intransitive: French does not let you "progresser un projet" the way English lets you "progress a project". You progress yourself, or a project progresses on its own ( ), but you cannot progress it.
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