Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Introduction to the verb démotiver
The English translation of the French verb démotiver is “to demotivate.” It is pronounced “day-mo-teev-ray.”
Démotiver comes from the prefix “dé-” meaning “down” and the verb “motiver” meaning “to motivate.” Together, they create the opposite meaning of motivating, or causing someone to lose motivation or enthusiasm.
In everyday French, démotiver is most often used in the Futur Proche tense, which is formed by conjugating the verb “aller” (to go) in the present tense followed by the infinitive of démotiver. This tense is used to talk about actions that will happen in the near future.
Three simple examples of démotiver in the Futur Proche tense are:
- Je vais démotiver mes employés avec toutes ces nouvelles règles. (I am going to demotivate my employees with all these new rules.)
- Est-ce que tu vas te laisser démotiver par un échec ? (Are you going to let yourself be demotivated by a failure?)
- Nous allons démotiver nos concurrents en lançant ce nouveau produit. (We are going to demotivate our competitors by launching this new product.)
Table of the Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of démotiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | vais démotiver | Je vais démotiver mes collègues. | I am going to demotivate my colleagues. |
tu | vas démotiver | Tu vas démotiver tes amis. | You are going to demotivate your friends. |
il | va démotiver | Il va démotiver son équipe. | He is going to demotivate his team. |
elle | va démotiver | Elle va démotiver ses élèves. | She is going to demotivate her students. |
on | va démotiver | On va démotiver les jeunes. | We/One are going to demotivate the youth. |
nous | allons démotiver | Nous allons démotiver nos adversaires. | We are going to demotivate our opponents. |
vous | allez démotiver | Vous allez démotiver vos collègues. | You are going to demotivate your colleagues. |
ils | vont démotiver | Ils vont démotiver leurs employés. | They are going to demotivate their employees. |
elles | vont démotiver | Elles vont démotiver leurs enfants. | They are going to demotivate their children. |
Other Conjugations for Démotiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver (this article)
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
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Démotiver – 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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