Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb méconduire
Introduction to the verb méconduire
The English translation of the French verb méconduire is “to misbehave” and it is pronounced as “may-kohn-dweer”.
Méconduire comes from the combination of the prefix “mé-” meaning “bad” and the verb “conduire” meaning “to lead” or “to behave”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe someone’s behavior as inappropriate or improper.
Here are three simple examples of its usage:
- Les enfants ne doivent pas méconduire en public. (Children should not misbehave in public.)
- Il a été puni pour s’être méconduit en classe. (He was punished for misbehaving in class.)
- Le chien s’est méconduit en mordant le voisin. (The dog misbehaved by biting the neighbor.)
That is the requested response for the given prompt.
Méconduire – 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 méconduire
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | méconduis | Je méconduis souvent. | I often misbehave. |
tu | méconduis | Tu méconduis ton rôle. | You are not fulfilling your role. |
il | méconduit | Il méconduit ses camarades. | He misleads his classmates. |
elle | méconduit | Elle méconduit son chien en laisse. | She mishandles her dog on a leash. |
on | méconduit | On méconduit les règles du jeu. | We are disregarding the rules of the game. |
nous | méconduisons | Nous méconduisons nos devoirs. | We are not performing our duties. |
vous | méconduisez | Vous méconduisez les ordres du chef. | You are disobeying the orders of the boss. |
ils | méconduisent | Ils méconduisent leur entreprise. | They are mismanaging their company. |
elles | méconduisent | Elles méconduisent leur discours. | They are misrepresenting their speech. |
Other Conjugations for Méconduire.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb méconduire (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méconduire
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méconduire
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méconduire
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méconduire
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méconduire
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méconduire
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méconduire
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méconduire
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méconduire
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méconduire
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méconduire
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méconduire
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méconduire
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méconduire
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méconduire
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb méconduire
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