Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb séquestrer
Introduction to the verb séquestrer
The English translation of séquestrer is “to seize” or “to confiscate”. It is pronounced as “say-kes-tray”.
The word séquestrer comes from the Latin word “sequestrare”, meaning “to separate” or “to set apart”. In everyday French, it is commonly used to refer to situations where someone or something is taken or held by force or against their will. Here are three examples of its usage:
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Les autorités ont séquestré les biens du criminel. (The authorities seized the criminal’s assets.)
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Les manifestants ont séquestré l’administration de l’université. (The protesters have occupied the university’s administration offices.)
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La famille a été séquestrée pendant plusieurs heures par les cambrioleurs. (The family was held captive for several hours by the burglars.)
Séquestrer – 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 séquestrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | séquestre | Je séquestre mes économies. | I sequester my savings. |
tu | séquestres | Tu séquestres ton temps pour rien. | You sequester your time for nothing. |
il | séquestre | Il séquestre les documents importants. | He sequesters important documents. |
elle | séquestre | Elle séquestre les clés de la voiture. | She sequesters the car keys. |
on | séquestre | On séquestre des témoins pour le procès. | We sequester witnesses for the trial. |
nous | séquestrons | Nous séquestrons les fonds nécessaires. | We sequester the necessary funds. |
vous | séquestrez | Vous séquestrez les biens de la personne. | You sequester the person’s belongings. |
ils | séquestrent | Ils séquestrent leurs ennemis. | They sequester their enemies. |
elles | séquestrent | Elles séquestrent leur liberté. | They sequester their freedom. |
Other Conjugations for Séquestrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb séquestrer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb séquestrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb séquestrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb séquestrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb séquestrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb séquestrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb séquestrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb séquestrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb séquestrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb séquestrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb séquestrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb séquestrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb séquestrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb séquestrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb séquestrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb séquestrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb séquestrer
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