Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Introduction to the verb culbuter
The English translation of culbuter is “to overturn” or “to tumble.” It is pronounced “kool-boo-tey.”
The word culbuter comes from the Old French word culbut, meaning “to throw upside down.” It is most often used in modern French to describe the action of toppling or knocking something over.
In the Futur Proche tense, culbuter is conjugated with the auxiliary verb aller and the infinitive form of culbuter. For example, “Je vais culbuter” means “I am going to overturn.”
Examples of culbuter in the Futur Proche tense:
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Demain, nous allons culbuter tous les meubles pour nettoyer la maison. (Tomorrow, we are going to overturn all the furniture to clean the house.)
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Elle va culbuter sur les rochers si elle continue à courir si vite. (She is going to tumble onto the rocks if she keeps running so fast.)
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Ils vont culbuter le gouvernement en organisant une grève générale. (They are going to overturn the government by organizing a general strike.)
Table of the Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of culbuter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | vais culbuter | Je vais culbuter le rocher. | I am going to overturn the rock. |
tu | vas culbuter | Tu vas culbuter une bouteille. | You are going to knock over a bottle. |
il | va culbuter | Il va culbuter le vase. | He is going to topple the vase. |
elle | va culbuter | Elle va culbuter le verre. | She is going to tumble the glass. |
on | va culbuter | On va culbuter le mur. | We/One are going to crash into the wall. |
nous | allons culbuter | Nous allons culbuter un arbre. | We are going to uproot a tree. |
vous | allez culbuter | Vous allez culbuter la pile de livres. | You are going to overturn the stack of books. |
ils | vont culbuter | Ils vont culbuter la table. | They are going to knock over the table. |
elles | vont culbuter | Elles vont culbuter le panier. | They are going to topple the basket. |
Other Conjugations for Culbuter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter (this article)
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
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Culbuter – 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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