Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détecter
Introduction to the verb détecter
The English translation of the French verb détecter is “to detect” or “to identify”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-tehk-teh”.
The word détecter comes from the Latin word “detectare” which means “to uncover” or “to discover”. It is derived from the prefix “de-” meaning “from” and the verb “tectere” meaning “to cover”. In French, it is most commonly used in its reflexive form “se détecter” which means “to be detected” or “to be identified”.
In everyday French, détecter is used in the Futur Proche tense to talk about actions that will happen in the near future. It is formed by using the present tense of the verb “aller” (to go) followed by the infinitive form of the verb détecter. For example: “Je vais détecter” (I am going to detect).
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Futur Proche tense with their respective English translations:
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Demain, je vais détecter une nouvelle espèce de papillon dans la forêt. (Tomorrow, I am going to detect a new species of butterfly in the forest.)
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Nous allons nous détecter afin de trouver la cause du problème. (We are going to detect ourselves in order to find the cause of the problem.)
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Les chercheurs vont détecter des signes de vie sur d’autres planètes. (Scientists are going to detect signs of life on other planets.)
Table of the Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of détecter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | vais détecter | Je vais détecter un problème. | I am going to detect a problem. |
tu | vas détecter | Tu vas détecter une erreur. | You are going to detect an error. |
il | va détecter | Il va détecter un virus. | He is going to detect a virus. |
elle | va détecter | Elle va détecter une anomalie. | She is going to detect an anomaly. |
on | va détecter | On va détecter une menace. | We/One are going to detect a threat. |
nous | allons détecter | Nous allons détecter une fraude. | We are going to detect a fraud. |
vous | allez détecter | Vous allez détecter une intrusion. | You are going to detect an intrusion. |
ils | vont détecter | Ils vont détecter un mouvement. | They are going to detect a movement. |
elles | vont détecter | Elles vont détecter un changement. | They are going to detect a change. |
Other Conjugations for Détecter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détecter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détecter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détecter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détecter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détecter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détecter (this article)
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détecter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détecter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détecter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détecter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détecter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détecter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détecter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détecter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détecter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détecter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détecter
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Détecter – About the French Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense
Formation
1. Conjugate “aller” in the present tense according to the subject pronoun:
2. Add the infinitive of the main verb immediately after “aller.” For example:
Common Everyday Usage
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Conditional Tense
Summary
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