Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Introduction to the verb controuver
The English translation of the French verb “controuver” is “to invent” or “to make up”. The infinitive form “controuver” is pronounced as “kohn-troo-vay”.
Controuver originates from the Old French word “controver”, which means “to find out, to discover”. In everyday French, it is mainly used to express the act of inventing something or fabricating a story.
Examples of usage:
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Je vais devoir controuver une excuse pour ne pas assister à la réunion.
(I will have to come up with an excuse to not attend the meeting.) -
Il a controuvé une histoire incroyable pour se justifier.
(He made up an incredible story to justify himself.) -
Les enfants adorent controuver des jeux imaginaires.
(Children love inventing imaginary games.)
Controuver – 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 controuver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | controuve | Je controuve une solution. | I contrive a solution. |
Tu | controuves | Tu controuves des excuses. | You contrive excuses. |
Il | controuve | Il controuve une histoire. | He contrives a story. |
Elle | controuve | Elle controuve une excuse. | She contrives an excuse. |
On | controuve | On controuve une idée. | One contrives an idea. |
Nous | controuvons | Nous controuvons un mensonge. | We contrive a lie. |
Vous | controuvez | Vous controuvez une stratégie. | You contrive a strategy. |
Ils | controuvent | Ils controuvent un plan. | They contrive a plan. |
Elles | controuvent | Elles controuvent une solution. | They contrive a solution. |
Other Conjugations for Controuver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb controuver (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
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