Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Introduction to the verb alpaguer
The English translation of the French verb “alpaguer” is “to collar” or “to nab”. The infinitive form “alpaguer” is pronounced as /al-pa-ge/.
The word “alpaguer” comes from the combination of the prefix “al-” (which intensifies the action) and “paguer” (which means “to pay”). It is most often used in everyday French to express the idea of catching someone or something, often in a forceful or unexpected way.
Examples:
- Les policiers ont alpagué le voleur dans la rue. (The police nabbed the thief in the street.)
- L’équipe de football a alpagué la victoire à la dernière seconde. (The football team snatched the victory in the last second.)
- Je me suis fait alpaguer par un vendeur agressif dans la rue. (I got collared by an aggressive salesman in the street.)
Alpaguer – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of alpaguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | alpague | J’alpague | I nab |
tu | alpagues | Tu alpagues | You nab |
il | alpague | Il alpague | He nab |
elle | alpague | Elle alpague | She nab |
on | alpague | On alpague | One nab / We nab |
nous | alpaguons | Nous alpaguons | We nab |
vous | alpaguez | Vous alpaguez | You nab |
ils | alpaguent | Ils alpaguent | They nab (masculine) |
elles | alpaguent | Elles alpaguent | They nab (feminine) |
Other Conjugations for Alpaguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
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