L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Introduction to the verb contracter
The English translation of the French verb contracter is “to contract.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “kon-trak-te.”
The word contracter comes from the Latin word “contrahere” which means “to bring together, draw together, or bring into contact.” It entered the French language in the 15th century and was initially used in the sense of “to draw up a contract.” Over time, its meaning expanded to include the sense of “to make smaller or tighter” or “to acquire or develop something.”
In everyday French, contracter is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense. This tense is used to express an action that is happening at the present moment or is a habitual action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- Je contracte mes muscles chaque matin en faisant du sport. (I contract my muscles every morning while exercising.)
- Il contracte une maladie en voyageant à l’étranger. (He contracts an illness while traveling abroad.)
- Nous avons contracté un prêt pour acheter notre maison. (We took out a loan to buy our house.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of contracter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | contracte | Je contracte souvent des maladies. | I often contract diseases. |
tu | contractes | Tu contractes facilement. | You contract easily. |
il | contracte | Il contracte un virus. | He contracts a virus. |
elle | contracte | Elle ne peut pas contracter le virus. | She cannot contract the virus. |
on | contracte | On contracte des dettes. | We contract debts. |
nous | contractons | Nous contractons un accord. | We are making a deal. |
vous | contractez | Vous contractez un prêt. | You take out a loan. |
ils | contractent | Ils contractent un mariage. | They enter into a marriage. |
elles | contractent | Elles contractent des muscles. | They contract muscles. |
Other Conjugations for Contracter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter (this article)
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Contracter – 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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