L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Introduction to the verb fretter
The English translation of the French verb fretter is “to worry” or “to be anxious”. The infinitive form, fretter, is pronounced “freh-teh”.
The word fretter comes from the Old French word “freter”, which means “to gnaw” or “to eat away at”. It is derived from the Latin word “frictare”, meaning “to rub”. In everyday French, fretter is most often used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative tense used to give commands or orders.
Examples:
- Arrête de te fretter pour rien ! (Stop worrying for no reason!)
- Ne frette pas, ça va bien se passer. (Don’t worry, everything will be fine.)
- Frettez moins et profitez de la vie ! (Worry less and enjoy life!)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of fretter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | frette | Frette bien avant de partir. | Pack well before leaving. |
tu | frette | Frette un peu plus. | Pack a little more. |
il | frette | Il ne faut pas trop fretter. | You don’t have to worry too much. |
elle | frette | Elle frette pour son voyage. | She is packing for her trip. |
on | frette | On ne fait pas de fretter. | We don’t worry. |
nous | frettons | Frettons ensemble. | Let’s pack together. |
vous | frettés | Frettés avant de partir. | Pack before leaving. |
ils | frette | Ils ne savent pas comment fretter. | They don’t know how to pack. |
elles | frette | Elles ont oublié de fretter. | They forgot to pack. |
Other Conjugations for Fretter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fretter
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Fretter – 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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