Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Introduction to the verb incarcérer
The English translation of the French verb incarcérer is “to incarcerate” or “to imprison.” It is pronounced as “in-kar-se-rer.”
The word incarcérer comes from the Latin “incarcerare” which means “to imprison.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of putting someone in prison or detention.
Some examples of its usage are:
- Le juge a décidé d’incarcérer le meurtrier pour une durée de dix ans. (The judge decided to incarcerate the murderer for a period of ten years.)
- Les autorités ont incarcéré les membres du gang responsable du vol à main armée. (The authorities incarcerated the members of the gang responsible for the armed robbery.)
- Il a été incarcéré à tort pendant cinq ans avant d’être acquitté par un nouveau témoignage. (He was wrongly incarcerated for five years before being acquitted by a new testimony.)
Incarcérer – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of incarcérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | j’incarcère | J’incarcère les criminels. | I incarcerate the criminals. |
Tu | tu incarcères | Tu incarcères les voleurs. | You incarcerate the thieves. |
Il | il incarcère | Il incarcère le suspect. | He incarcerates the suspect. |
Elle | elle incarcère | Elle incarcère l’accusée. | She incarcerates the accused. |
On | on incarcère | On incarcère les délinquants. | We incarcerate the delinquents. |
Nous | nous incarcérons | Nous incarcérons les coupables. | We incarcerate the guilty. |
Vous | vous incarcérez | Vous incarcérez les criminels. | You incarcerate the criminals. |
Ils | ils incarcèrent | Ils incarcèrent les malfaiteurs. | They incarcerate the wrongdoers. |
Elles | elles incarcèrent | Elles incarcèrent les contrevenants. | They incarcerate the offenders. |
Other Conjugations for Incarcérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incarcérer
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