Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Introduction to the verb douter
to doubt
doo-tey
The verb “douter” in French comes from the Latin word “dubitare,” meaning “to doubt.” In everyday French, “douter” is used to express uncertainty or lack of confidence in something or someone.
Examples:
- Je doute que tu aies raison. (I doubt that you are right.)
- Nous doutons de sa sincérité. (We doubt his sincerity.)
- Ils doutent de pouvoir réussir. (They doubt they can succeed.)
Douter – About the French Present Tense
To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see our article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.
Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of douter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
---|---|---|---|
Je | doute | Je doute de ses intentions. | I doubt his intentions. |
Tu | doutes | Tu doutes de ma sincérité. | You doubt my sincerity. |
Il | doute | Il doute de sa décision. | He doubts his decision. |
Elle | doute | Elle doute de son talent. | She doubts her talent. |
On | doute | On doute de la situation actuelle. | One doubts the current situation. |
Nous | doutons | Nous doutons de la réussite. | We doubt the success. |
Vous | doutez | Vous doutez de mes capacités. | You doubt my abilities. |
Ils | doutent | Ils doutent de leur choix. | They doubt their choice. |
Elles | doutent | Elles doutent de leur avenir. | They doubt their future. |
Other Conjugations for Douter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb douter (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥
Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the douter present tense conjugation!
I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb douter. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb present conjugation!