Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Introduction to the verb acculer
The English translation of the French verb acculer is “to corner” or “to back someone into a corner.” The infinitive form, acculer, is pronounced “ah-koo-lay.”
Acculer comes from the Old French word “aculer,” which means “to push” or “to drive towards.” It is derived from the Latin word “accolligere,” which means “to collect” or “to gather together.” In everyday French, acculer is used in the Futur Proche tense to talk about an action that will happen in the near future.
Here are three simple examples of acculer in the Futur Proche tense:
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Je vais acculer le chat dans le coin. (I am going to corner the cat.)
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Ils vont acculer l’ennemi jusqu’à son dernier retranchement. (They are going to back the enemy into their last stronghold.)
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Tu vas te faire acculer si tu continues à mentir. (You are going to get backed into a corner if you keep lying.)
Table of the Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of acculer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | vais acculer | Je vais acculer mon ennemi. | I am going to corner my enemy. |
tu | vas acculer | Tu vas acculer le chien. | You are going to chase the dog. |
il | va acculer | Il va acculer le chat. | He is going to corner the cat. |
elle | va acculer | Elle va acculer le lapin. | She is going to corner the rabbit. |
on | va acculer | On va acculer nos adversaires. | We/One are going to corner our adversaries. |
nous | allons acculer | Nous allons acculer le renard. | We are going to corner the fox. |
vous | allez acculer | Vous allez acculer la souris. | You are going to corner the mouse. |
ils | vont acculer | Ils vont acculer les oiseaux. | They are going to corner the birds. |
elles | vont acculer | Elles vont acculer les insectes. | They are going to corner the insects. |
Other Conjugations for Acculer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer (this article)
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
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Acculer – 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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