Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Introduction to the verb documenter
The English translation of the French verb “documenter” is “to document.” The infinitive form of “documenter” is pronounced as “doh-kyu-mahn-tey.”
The verb “documenter” comes from the French word “document,” which derives from the Latin word “documentum,” meaning “teaching” or “example.” In everyday French, “documenter” is often used to refer to the act of gathering and organizing information or evidence.
Examples of usage:
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Je vais documenter mes recherches avant de rédiger mon rapport.
(I will document my research before writing my report.) -
Il est important de documenter toutes les étapes du processus.
(It is important to document every step of the process.) -
Nous devons documenter nos découvertes pour les présenter lors de la conférence.
(We need to document our findings to present them at the conference.)
Documenter – 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 documenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | me documente | Je me documente sur ce sujet. | I document myself on this subject. |
tu | te documentes | Tu te documentes avant de partir en voyage. | You document yourself before going on a trip. |
il | se documente | Il se documente pour préparer sa présentation. | He documents himself to prepare his presentation. |
elle | se documente | Elle se documente pour écrire son article. | She documents herself to write her article. |
on | se documente | On se documente avant de prendre une décision. | We document ourselves before making a decision. |
nous | nous documentons | Nous nous documentons sur l’histoire de ce pays. | We document ourselves on the history of this country. |
vous | vous documentez | Vous vous documentez sur les bonnes pratiques. | You document yourselves on best practices. |
ils | se documentent | Ils se documentent sur différents sujets. | They document themselves on different topics. |
elles | se documentent | Elles se documentent pour leur projet scolaire. | They document themselves for their school project. |
Other Conjugations for Documenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb documenter (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
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