L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive 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 delay”. It is pronounced as “ah-tair-mwah-yay” in its infinitive form.
The word atermoyer comes from the French words “à” meaning “to” and “terme” meaning “term”. It literally translates to “to push back to a later date”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe the action of delaying or postponing something.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
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Je dois finir mon rapport, mais j’aime atermoyer en regardant des vidéos en ligne. (I have to finish my report, but I like to procrastinate by watching online videos.)
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Arrêtez d’atermoyer et faites vos devoirs maintenant ! (Stop procrastinating and do your homework now!)
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Les politiciens ont tendance à atermoyer avant de prendre des décisions importantes. (Politicians tend to delay before making important decisions.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of atermoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | atermoie | Je n’atermoie pas. | I don’t procrastinate. |
tu | atermoies | Tu atermoies souvent. | You often procrastinate. |
il | atermoie | Il atermoie pour travailler. | He procrastinates when working. |
elle | atermoie | Elle n’atermoie jamais. | She never procrastinates. |
on | atermoie | On atermoie ensemble. | We procrastinate together. |
nous | atermoions | Nous atermoions hier. | We procrastinated yesterday. |
vous | atermostes | Vous atermostes trop. | You procrastinate too much. |
ils | atermoient | Ils n’atermoient pas. | They don’t procrastinate. |
elles | atermoient | Elles atermoient ensemble. | They procrastinate together. |
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
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer (this article)
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Atermoyer – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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