L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flirter
Introduction to the verb flirter
The English translation of the French verb flirter is to flirt. The infinitive form of flirter is pronounced “fler-tay”.
The word flirter originated from the Old French verb “fleureter”, meaning “to touch lightly, playfully”. It then evolved to mean “to try to seduce”, and eventually took on the modern meaning of “to engage in playful romantic interactions”.
In everyday French, flirter is most often used in the L’impératif Présent (imperative present) tense to give commands or orders. In this tense, the pronoun “tu” is usually dropped and the verb form ends in “-e” for -er verbs like flirter.
Here are three simple examples of flirter in the L’impératif Présent tense with their English translations:
- Flirte avec elle ! (Flirt with her!)
- Ne flirte pas avec les autres filles ! (Don’t flirt with other girls!)
- Flirte sans arrière-pensées. (Flirt without any ulterior motives.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of flirter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | flirte | Je flirte souvent en ligne. | I flirt often online. |
tu | flirtes | Flirtes-tu avec cette fille? | Are you flirting with this girl? |
il | flirte | Il ne devrait pas flirter au travail. | He shouldn’t flirt at work. |
elle | flirte | Elle flirte avec tous les garçons. | She flirts with all the boys. |
on | flirt | On ne devrait pas flirter avec ses collègues. | We shouldn’t flirt with our colleagues. |
nous | flirttons | Flirtons ensemble ce soir. | Let’s flirt together tonight. |
vous | flirtez | Flirtez-vous souvent? | Do you flirt often? |
ils | flirtent | Ils flirtent avec toutes les filles. | They flirt with all the girls. |
elles | flirtent | Elles flirtent en cachette. | They flirt in secret. |
Other Conjugations for Flirter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb flirter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flirter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flirter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flirter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flirter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flirter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flirter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flirter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flirter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flirter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flirter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flirter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flirter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flirter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flirter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flirter (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flirter
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Flirter – 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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