L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Introduction to the verb atermoyer
The English translation of the French verb atermoyer is “to procrastinate” or “to postpone.” It is pronounced as “ah-ter-mwah-yay.”
Atermoyer comes from the combination of the prefix “a-” meaning “to” and “terme” which means “term” or “deadline.” It is often used in everyday French to express the act of delaying or putting off something that needs to be done.
In the L’impératif Présent tense, atermoyer would become “atermoie” for the tu form and “atermoyons” for the nous form. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
- Atermoie ta décision encore une fois ! (Procrastinate your decision one more time!)
- Ne l’atermoyons plus, il faut commencer à travailler maintenant. (Let’s not procrastinate anymore, we have to start working now.)
- Atermoie ton devoir et tu auras des problèmes. (Procrastinate your homework and you’ll have problems.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of atermoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | atermoie | Ne m’a jamais laissé atermoie. | Never hesitated to leave me. |
tu | atermoies | N’aies pas peur, n’atermoies pas ! | Don’t be afraid, don’t hesitate! |
il | atermoie | Atermoie devant mon père. | Hesitates in front of my father. |
elle | atermoie | Atermoie devant le danger. | Hesitates in front of danger. |
on | atermoit | On n’atermoit jamais à prendre des risques. | We never hesitate to take risks. |
nous | atermoyons | Atermoyons devant cette décision. | Let’s hesitate in front of this decision. |
vous | atermoyez | Atermoyez-vous avant de répondre. | Hesitate before answering. |
ils | atermoient | Atermoient avant de prendre une décision. | They hesitate before making a decision. |
elles | atermoient | Atermoient avant de se lancer dans l’aventure. | They hesitate before embarking on the adventure. |
Other Conjugations for Atermoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
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Atermoyer – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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