L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Introduction to the verb capter
The English translation of the French verb capter is “to capture” or “to pick up”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “kahp-tay”.
The origin of the word capter can be traced back to the Latin word “captus”, meaning “to seize”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the basic form of the verb that is used to express an action that has not yet been completed.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Je vais essayer de capter le signal Wi-Fi. (I am going to try to pick up the Wi-Fi signal.)
- Il est difficile de capter l’attention des enfants. (It is difficult to capture the attention of children.)
- Nous devons capter l’eau de pluie pour arroser le jardin. (We need to capture rainwater to water the garden.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of capter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | capte | Je capte la radio. | I pick up the radio. |
tu | captes | Tu captes vite. | You catch on quickly. |
il | capte | Il capte l’attention. | He captures attention. |
elle | capte | Elle capte bien. | She understands well. |
on | capte | On capte le signal. | We get the signal. |
nous | captons | Nous captons l’essentiel. | We capture the essence. |
vous | captez | Vous captez le concept. | You grasp the concept. |
ils | captent | Ils captent la réalité. | They grasp reality. |
elles | captent | Elles captent les mots. | They get the words. |
Other Conjugations for Capter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter (this article)
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Capter – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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