Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Introduction to the verb controuver
The English translation of the French verb controuver is “to make up” or “to invent.” It is pronounced as “kohn-troo-vay.”
The word controuver comes from the French prefix “con-” meaning “with” or “together” and the verb “trouver” meaning “to find.” Therefore, controuver can be translated literally as “to find together” or “to come up with.”
In everyday French, controuver is most often used in the Futur Proche tense, which is formed by using the present tense of the auxiliary verb “aller” followed by the infinitive form of the main verb. In this tense, controuver expresses an action that is going to happen in the near future or a plan that has been made.
Examples:
- Je vais controuver une excuse pour ne pas aller au travail demain. (I am going to make up an excuse to not go to work tomorrow.)
- Tu vas controuver une histoire pour expliquer pourquoi tu es en retard. (You are going to invent a story to explain why you are late.)
- Ils vont controuver une solution pour résoudre ce problème. (They are going to come up with a solution to solve this problem.)
Table of the Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of controuver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | vais controuver | Je vais controuver une solution. | I am going to come up with a solution. |
tu | vas controuver | Tu vas controuver une excuse. | You are going to come up with an excuse. |
il | va controuver | Il va controuver un moyen. | He is going to come up with a way. |
elle | va controuver | Elle va controuver une réponse. | She is going to come up with an answer. |
on | va controuver | On va controuver une idée. | We/One are going to come up with an idea. |
nous | allons controuver | Nous allons controuver un plan. | We are going to come up with a plan. |
vous | allez controuver | Vous allez controuver des solutions. | You are going to come up with some solutions. |
ils | vont controuver | Ils vont controuver des mensonges. | They are going to come up with some lies. |
elles | vont controuver | Elles vont controuver des histoires. | They are going to come up with some stories. |
Other Conjugations for Controuver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
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 (this article)
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
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
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Controuver – 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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