Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Introduction to the verb perpétrer
The English translation of the French verb perpétrer is “to perpetrate.” It is pronounced as “pehr-peh-tray.”
Perpétrer comes from the Latin word “perpetrare,” meaning “to accomplish” or “to commit.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the context of committing a crime or an act of violence.
Examples:
- Il a été arrêté pour avoir perpétré un meurtre. (He was arrested for perpetrating a murder.)
- Les terroristes ont perpétré un attentat à la bombe dans le centre-ville. (The terrorists perpetrated a bomb attack in the city center.)
- Le gang a perpétré de nombreux cambriolages dans le quartier. (The gang committed numerous burglaries in the neighborhood.)
Perpétrer – 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 perpétrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | je perpètre | Je perpètre un crime. | I commit a crime. |
tu | tu perpètres | Tu perpètres un vol. | You commit a theft. |
il | il perpètre | Il perpètre un meurtre. | He commits a murder. |
elle | elle perpètre | Elle perpètre un délit. | She commits a crime. |
on | on perpètre | On perpètre un cambriolage. | One commits a burglary. |
nous | nous perpétrons | Nous perpétrons un attentat. | We commit an attack. |
vous | vous perpétrez | Vous perpétrez une fraude. | You commit a fraud. |
ils | ils perpètrent | Ils perpètrent un génocide. | They commit a genocide. |
elles | elles perpètrent | Elles perpètrent un massacre. | They commit a massacre. |
Other Conjugations for Perpétrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb perpétrer
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