L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Introduction to the verb enquêter
The English translation of the French verb enquêter is “to investigate.” It is pronounced as “ahn-keh-tey.”
Enquêter comes from the Latin verb “inquiritare,” which means “to inquire” or “to investigate.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and has been used in various contexts since then.
In everyday French, enquêter is most commonly used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative form used to give commands or orders.
Here are three simple examples of enquêter being used in this tense, along with their English translations:
- Enquête ! (Investigate!)
- Enquêtons ! (Let’s investigate!)
- Enquêtez ! (Investigate!)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of enquêter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | enquête | Enquête sur cette affaire. | Investigate this case. |
tu | enquête | Enquête sur tes voisins. | Investigate your neighbors. |
il | enquête | Il doit enquêter sur le vol. | He must investigate the theft. |
elle | enquête | Elle enquête sur les fraudes. | She is investigating fraud. |
on | enquête | On doit enquêter sur cet incident. | We need to investigate this incident. |
nous | enquêtons | Enquêtons sur cette affaire. | Let’s investigate this case. |
vous | enquêtez | Enquêtez sur ces suspects. | Investigate these suspects. |
ils | enquêtent | Ils enquêtent sur le crime. | They are investigating the crime. |
elles | enquêtent | Elles enquêtent sur l’affaire. | They are investigating the case. |
Other Conjugations for Enquêter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
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Enquêter – 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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