L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Introduction to the verb contracturer
The English translation of the French verb contracturer is “to contract” or “to tighten.” It is pronounced as “kohn-trak-tyuh-ray.”
The word contracturer comes from the Latin root “contractus,” meaning “drawn together” or “tightly bound.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used in its infinitive form, as “contracturer,” to refer to the action of tightening or contracting something physically or metaphorically.
Three simple examples of its usage in the infinitive present tense are:
- Je dois contracturer mes muscles avant de soulever ces poids. (I have to contract my muscles before lifting these weights.)
- Le marché a été contracturé après l’annonce de cette nouvelle. (The market tightened after the announcement of this news.)
- Il faut contracturer les dépenses pour rester dans notre budget. (We need to tighten our expenses to stay within our budget.)
English translations:
- I have to tighten my muscles before lifting these weights.
- The market was contracted after the announcement of this news.
- We need to tighten our expenses to stay within our budget.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of contracturer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | contracture | Je contracture souvent. | I often contract. |
tu | contractures | Tu contractures vite. | You contract quickly. |
il | contracture | Il contracture la main. | He contracts his hand. |
elle | contracture | Elle contracture l’épaule. | She contracts her shoulder. |
on | contracture | On contracture le dos. | We contract our back. |
nous | contracturons | Nous contracturons ensemble. | We contract together. |
vous | contracturez | Vous contracturez le muscle. | You contract the muscle. |
ils | contracturent | Ils contracturent longtemps. | They contract for a long time. |
elles | contracturent | Elles contracturent en dormant. | They contract while sleeping. |
Other Conjugations for Contracturer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer (this article)
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Contracturer – 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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