L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser

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Introduction to the verb baptiser

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The English translation of the French verb baptiser is “to baptize.” It is pronounced as bahp-tee-zay.

The word baptiser comes from the Latin word “baptizare,” which means “to immerse, to dip.” In everyday French, it is mostly used in religious contexts, referring to the act of baptizing someone into the Christian faith.

Examples of its usage in the L’infinitif Présent tense:

  1. Il faut baptiser les enfants avant leur première communion. (Children must be baptized before their first communion.)

  2. Les parents ont décidé de baptiser leur bébé dans la même église où ils se sont mariés. (The parents have decided to baptize their baby in the same church where they got married.)

  3. La cérémonie de baptême aura lieu dans la rivière voisine. (The baptism ceremony will take place in the nearby river.)

Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of baptiser

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je baptise Je baptise mon neveu. I baptize my nephew.
tu baptises Tu baptises à l’église. You baptize at the church.
il baptise Il baptise des bébés. He baptizes babies.
elle baptise Elle baptise avec l’eau. She baptizes with water.
on baptise On baptise de nouveaux croyants. We baptize new believers.
nous baptisons Nous baptisons nos enfants. We baptize our children.
vous baptisez Vous baptisez à la cérémonie. You baptize at the ceremony.
ils baptisent Ils baptisent leurs petits-enfants. They baptize their grandchildren.
elles baptisent Elles baptisent dans la rivière. They baptize in the river.

Other Conjugations for Baptiser.

Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser

Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser

Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser

Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser

Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser 

Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser

Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser 

Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser 

Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser

Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser

Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser 

Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser 

Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser

Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser

Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser 

L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser

L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser  (this article)

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Baptiser – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense

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The French “l’infinitif présent” (Infinitive Present) tense is not a true verb tense in the same way that the present, past, or future tenses are. Instead, it’s the base form of a verb, and it has several important uses and interactions with other tenses.

Forming the Infinitive Present

To form the infinitive present of a verb, you typically take the unconjugated form of the verb (the form you’d find in a French dictionary) and remove the ending. For regular verbs, you remove the -er, -ir, or -re ending, and you’re left with the infinitive. For example:
   – Parler (to speak)
   – Finir (to finish)
   – Vendre (to sell)

Common Everyday Usage Patterns

As a Verb’s Dictionary Form

The most common use of the infinitive present is to represent a verb in its base form. It’s the form you would find in a dictionary or verb conjugation table.

After Modal Verbs

When you use modal verbs like “pouvoir” (can), “vouloir” (want), or “devoir” (must), the verb that follows is in its infinitive form. For example:
     – Je veux manger. (I want to eat.)
     – Il peut parler français. (He can speak French.)

As an Imperative

In informal commands, the infinitive is often used. For example:
     – Ferme la porte. (Close the door.)

In Infinitive Clauses

In complex sentences, especially after certain conjunctions, the infinitive is used to express actions that are separate from the main verb. For example:
     – J’ai besoin de manger avant de partir. (I need to eat before leaving.)

Interactions with Other Tenses

Present Tense

The infinitive present can be used with the present tense to express ongoing actions or habitual actions. For example:
     – J’aime manger des croissants. (I like eating croissants.)

Future Tense

When combined with the future tense of “aller,” the infinitive present can express future actions. For example:
     – Je vais manger au restaurant demain. (I am going to eat at the restaurant tomorrow.)

Conditional Tense

The infinitive present is often used with the conditional to express actions that would happen in a hypothetical situation. For example:

     – Il mangerait s’il avait faim. (He would eat if he were hungry.)

Passé Composé

When forming compound tenses like “passé composé,” the auxiliary verb (être or avoir) is conjugated, and the main verb remains in its infinitive form. For example:
     – J’ai mangé une pomme. (I ate an apple.)
     – Elle est partie. (She left.)

Imperfect Tense

The infinitive present can be combined with the imperfect tense to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past. For example:
     – Quand j’étais enfant, j’aimais jouer. (When I was a child, I liked to play.)

Subjunctive and Conditional Moods

In some complex sentences, the infinitive can be used with the subjunctive and conditional moods, especially when expressing uncertainty, possibility, or doubt.

Summary

The infinitive present in French serves as the base form of a verb and is used in various contexts, including after modal verbs, in imperative commands, in infinitive clauses, and in combination with other tenses to convey a wide range of meanings and actions. Its flexibility makes it a fundamental part of French grammar.

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