L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Introduction to the verb douter
The English translation of the French verb douter is “to doubt.” It is pronounced “doo-tay” in its infinitive form.
The word douter comes from the Latin word “dubitare,” which means “to hesitate” or “to be uncertain.” It is most often used in everyday French to express hesitation or uncertainty about something.
In the L’impératif Présent tense, douter is used to give commands or make requests. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- Doutez avant d’agir ! (Doubt before acting!)
- Ne doute pas de toi ! (Don’t doubt yourself!)
- Doutons ensemble de cette décision. (Let’s doubt this decision together.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of douter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | doute | Ne me doute pas. | Don’t doubt me. |
tu | doute | Doute moins et agis davantage. | Doubt less and act more. |
il | doute | Il doute de ses capacités. | He doubts his abilities. |
elle | doute | Elle doute de sa décision. | She doubts her decision. |
on | doutons | Doutons des intentions de cette personne. | Let’s doubt this person’s intentions. |
nous | doutons | Doutons-nous de cette information. | Let’s doubt this information. |
vous | doutez | Doutez-vous de vos choix. | Do you doubt your choices? |
ils | doutent | Ils doutent de l’avenir. | They doubt the future. |
elles | doutent | Elles doutent de leurs compétences. | They doubt their skills. |
Other Conjugations for Douter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb douter
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
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
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Douter – 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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