Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb réfuter
Introduction to the verb réfuter
The English translation of réfuter is “to refute.” It is pronounced as “ray-fuh-tay.”
The word réfuter comes from the Latin word “refutare,” which means “to disprove.” It is most commonly used in everyday French to describe the act of proving something to be false or incorrect.
Examples:
- Il a réfuté les accusations portées contre lui. (He refuted the accusations made against him.)
- Le professeur a réfuté les arguments de l’étudiant. (The professor refuted the student’s arguments.)
- Nous avons réfuté les théories scientifiques erronées. (We refuted the incorrect scientific theories.)
Réfuter – 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 réfuter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
je | réfute | Je réfute ses arguments. | I refute his arguments.
tu | réfutes | Tu réfutes cette théorie.| You refute this theory.
il | réfute | Il réfute l’accusation. | He refutes the accusation.
elle | réfute | Elle réfute ces rumeurs. | She refutes these rumors.
on | réfute | On réfute cette idée. | We refute this idea.
nous | réfutons | Nous réfutons l’hypothèse.| We refute the hypothesis.
vous | réfutez | Vous réfutez leurs arguments. | You refute their arguments.
ils | réfutent | Ils réfutent cette théorie. | They refute this theory.
elles | réfutent | Elles réfutent ces accusations. | They refute these accusations.
Other Conjugations for Réfuter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb réfuter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfuter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfuter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfuter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfuter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfuter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfuter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfuter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfuter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfuter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfuter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfuter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfuter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfuter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfuter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfuter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb réfuter
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