Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Introduction to the verb fretter
The English translation of the French verb “fretter” is “worry” or “fret”. The infinitive form of “fretter” is pronounced as /fʁɛ.te/.
“Fretter” originates from the Old High German word “fruzzan” meaning “to devour” or “consume”. In everyday French, “fretter” is most often used to express worry, anxiety, or agitation.
Here are three simple examples of its usage:
- Je ne veux pas te voir fretter pour des choses sans importance. (I don’t want to see you worry about insignificant things.)
- Il ne faut pas trop fretter concernant les petits détails de la soirée. (Don’t fret too much about the small details of the evening.)
- Elle a tendance à fretter avant chaque examen. (She tends to worry before every exam.)
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Fretter – 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 fretter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | frette | Je frette tous les jours. | I worry every day. |
tu | frettes | Tu frettes trop. | You worry too much. |
il | frette | Il frette pour ses examens. | He worries about his exams. |
elle | frette | Elle frette pour son avenir. | She worries about her future. |
on | frette | On frette beaucoup pour le travail. | We worry a lot about work. |
nous | frettons | Nous frettons ensemble. | We worry together. |
vous | frettez | Vous frettez pour rien. | You worry for nothing. |
ils | frettent | Ils frettent pour leur famille. | They worry about their family. |
elles | frettent | Elles frettent pour leur santé. | They worry about their health. |
Other Conjugations for Fretter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fretter (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
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