L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Introduction to the verb ensaboter
The English translation of the French verb ensaboter is “to sabotage.” It is pronounced as ahn-sah-boh-teh.
The word ensaboter comes from the noun sabot, which refers to a wooden shoe. During the Industrial Revolution, workers who were protesting against machines would throw their shoes, or sabots, into the machines to break them. This act became known as sabotaging, and the verb ensaboter was derived from it.
In everyday French, ensaboter is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the equivalent of the English present tense. It is used to express actions that are currently happening or are habitual.
Here are three simple examples of ensaboter in the L’infinitif Présent tense with their English translations:
- Ils essaient d’ensaboter le projet. (They are trying to sabotage the project.)
- Je vais m’assurer que personne ne tente de l’ensaboter. (I will make sure no one tries to sabotage it.)
- Elle ne se rend pas compte qu’elle risque de tout ensaboter. (She doesn’t realize that she could sabotage everything.)
In these examples, ensaboter is used to express the act of sabotaging in different contexts. It can refer to physical sabotage, such as in the first example, or to more figurative forms of sabotage, such as in the second and third examples.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of ensaboter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | ensabote | Je ensabote le plan. | I sabotage the plan. |
tu | ensabotes | Tu ensabotes les plans. | You sabotage the plans. |
il | ensabote | Il ensabote la machine. | He sabotages the machine. |
elle | ensabote | Elle ensabote son travail. | She sabotages her work. |
on | ensabote | On ensabote les projets. | We sabotage the projects. |
nous | ensabotons | Nous ensabotons la réunion. | We sabotage the meeting. |
vous | ensabotez | Vous ensabotez l’entreprise. | You sabotage the company. |
ils | ensabotent | Ils ensabotent les ordinateurs. | They sabotage the computers. |
elles | ensabotent | Elles ensabotent le système. | They sabotage the system. |
Other Conjugations for Ensaboter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter (this article)
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Ensaboter – 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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