Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb intervenir
Introduction to the verb intervenir
The English translation of intervenir is “to intervene.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ahn-tair-vuh-neer” in French.
The verb intervenir comes from the Latin word “intervenire,” meaning “to come between.” It is most commonly used in everyday French to mean “to intervene” or “to interfere” in a situation. It can also mean “to participate” or “to get involved.”
Examples:
- Le professeur a dû intervenir pour mettre fin à la dispute entre les élèves. (The teacher had to intervene to put an end to the argument between the students.)
- La police a intervenu pour arrêter les manifestants. (The police intervened to arrest the protesters.)
- Nous devons intervenir rapidement avant que la situation ne s’aggrave. (We need to intervene quickly before the situation worsens.)
Please only return:
- Le professeur a dû intervenir pour mettre fin à la dispute entre les élèves.
- La police a intervenu pour arrêter les manifestants.
- Nous devons intervenir rapidement avant que la situation ne s’aggrave.
Intervenir – 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 intervenir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’interviens | Je n’interviens pas souvent | I don’t intervene often |
tu | tu interviens | Pourquoi tu interviens ? | Why are you intervening? |
il | il intervient | Il intervient dans la conversation. | He’s intervening in the conversation. |
elle | elle intervient | Elle intervient pour aider. | She’s intervening to help. |
on | on intervient | On intervient tous ensemble. | We’re all intervening together. |
nous | nous intervenons | Nous intervenons pour résoudre le conflit. | We’re intervening to resolve the conflict. |
vous | vous intervenez | Vous intervenez comment ? | How are you intervening? |
ils | ils interviennent | Ils interviennent pour arrêter la bagarre. | They’re intervening to stop the fight. |
elles | elles interviennent | Elles interviennent pour protester. | They’re intervening to protest. |
Other Conjugations for Intervenir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb intervenir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intervenir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intervenir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intervenir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intervenir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intervenir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intervenir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intervenir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intervenir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intervenir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intervenir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intervenir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intervenir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intervenir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intervenir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intervenir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intervenir
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