L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Introduction to the verb botter
The English translation of the French verb botter is “to kick.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “boh-tay.”
The word “botter” comes from the Latin word “botare,” which means “to push, strike, or hit.” It is most often used in everyday French in the present infinitive tense, which is used to express an action that has not yet been completed.
Here are three simple examples of how “botter” is used in the present infinitive tense in everyday French, along with their English translations:
- Je vais botter le ballon. (I am going to kick the ball.)
- Nous devons botter l’habitude de fumer. (We have to kick the habit of smoking.)
- Tu ne peux pas botter toute ta vie. (You can’t kick all your life.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of botter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | botte | Je botte un ballon. | I kick a ball. |
tu | bottes | Tu bottes bien. | You kick well. |
il | botte | Il botte le ballon. | He kicks the ball. |
elle | botte | Elle botte fort. | She kicks hard. |
on | botte | On botte beaucoup. | We kick a lot. |
nous | bottons | Nous bottons ensemble. | We kick together. |
vous | bottez | Vous bottez le ballon. | You kick the ball. |
ils | bottent | Ils bottent fort. | They kick hard. |
elles | bottent | Elles bottent souvent. | They kick often. |
Other Conjugations for Botter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter (this article)
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Botter – 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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