L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Introduction to the verb attarder
The English translation of the French verb attarder is “to linger” or “to delay”. The infinitive form of attarder is pronounced as “ah-tar-day”.
The word attarder comes from the Old French word “atarder” which means “to delay”. It is derived from the Latin word “tardus” meaning “slow”. In everyday French, attarder is most commonly used in the L’impératif Présent tense which is the command form of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of attarder in the L’impératif Présent tense with their English translations:
- Attarde-toi un peu, il n’y a pas de rush. (Take your time, there’s no rush.)
- N’attardez pas trop, nous avons un train à prendre. (Don’t linger too long, we have a train to catch.)
- Ne t’attarde pas en chemin, nous devons arriver avant la tombée de la nuit. (Don’t delay on the way, we need to arrive before nightfall.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of attarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | attarde | N’attarde pas. | Don’t linger. |
tu | attarde | Attarde-toi un peu plus. | Linger a little longer. |
il | attarde | Il ne s’attarde pas souvent. | He does not linger often. |
elle | attarde | Elle s’attarde sur les détails. | She focuses on the details. |
on | attarde | On ne s’attarde pas trop. | We don’t linger too much. |
nous | attardons | Attardons-nous un moment. | Let’s linger for a moment. |
vous | attardez | N’attardez pas trop longtemps. | Don’t linger for too long. |
ils | attardent | Ils s’attardent souvent. | They often linger. |
elles | attardent | Elles ne s’attardent jamais. | They never linger. |
Other Conjugations for Attarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
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Attarder – 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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