Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Introduction to the verb attarder
The English translation of the French verb “attarder” is “to linger” or “to delay”. The infinitive form “attarder” is pronounced as [a.taʁ.de].
The word “attarder” comes from the Old French word “atarder” which means “to delay” or “to hinder”. In everyday French, it is commonly used to refer to the act of staying somewhere longer than necessary or causing a delay.
Examples of usage:
- Je me suis attardé(e) au café. (I lingered at the café.)
- Ne t’attarde pas, nous sommes en retard ! (Don’t linger, we are late!)
- L’incident a attardé le vol de deux heures. (The incident delayed the flight by two hours.)
Attarder – 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 attarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | m’attarde | Je m’attarde souvent à la bibliothèque. | I often linger at the library. |
tu | t’attardes | Pourquoi est-ce que tu t’attardes toujours au travail ? | Why do you always linger at work? |
il | s’attarde | Il s’attarde devant la vitrine. | He lingers in front of the shop window. |
elle | s’attarde | Elle s’attarde dans la cuisine. | She lingers in the kitchen. |
on | s’attarde | On s’attarde souvent dans ce parc. | People often linger in this park. |
nous | nous attardons | Nous nous attardons à discuter des problèmes. | We linger to discuss the issues. |
vous | vous attardez | Ne vous attardez pas trop longtemps ici. | Don’t linger here for too long. |
ils | s’attardent | Ils s’attardent toujours après les cours. | They always linger after class. |
elles | s’attardent | Elles s’attardent devant la boutique. | They (feminine) linger in front of the store. |
Other Conjugations for Attarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb attarder (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
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