L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Introduction to the verb contre-murer
The English translation of the French verb contre-murer is “to wall up.” The infinitive form of this verb is pronounced “kohn-truh-muh-ray.”
The word contre-murer is derived from the Old French word “contremurer,” which comes from the Latin words “contra” (against) and “murus” (wall). In everyday French, contre-murer is used in the L’impératif Présent tense to give commands or instructions.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Contre-mure cette porte ! (Wall up this door!)
- Ne contre-mure pas cette fenêtre. (Don’t wall up this window.)
- Contre-murons cette cave pour la protéger des inondations. (Let’s wall up this cellar to protect it from floods.)
The English translations of these examples are:
- Wall up this door!
- Don’t wall up this window.
- Let’s wall up this cellar to protect it from floods.
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of contre-murer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | contre-mure | Je te contre-mure. | I counter-wall you. |
tu | contre-mure | Contre-mure cette porte. | Counter-wall this door. |
il | contre-mure | Il contre-mure la ville. | He counter-walls the city. |
elle | contre-mure | Elle contre-mure la fenêtre. | She counter-walls the window. |
on | contre-mure | On contre-mure la forteresse. | We counter-wall the fortress. |
nous | contre-murons | Contre-murons ces escaliers. | Let’s counter-wall these stairs. |
vous | contre-murez | Contre-murez cette maison. | Counter-wall this house. |
ils | contre-murent | Ils contre-murent le mur. | They counter-wall the wall. |
elles | contre-murent | Elles contre-murent le jardin. | They counter-wall the garden. |
Other Conjugations for Contre-Murer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
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Contre-Murer – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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