L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contribuer
Introduction to the verb contribuer
The English translation of the French verb contribuer is “to contribute.” It is pronounced as “kon-trib-yer” in the infinitive form.
The word contribuer comes from the Latin word “contribuere,” which means “to bring together” or “to add to.” In everyday French, it is most often used to express the action of giving or providing something to a cause or project.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the infinitive form, with the respective English translations:
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Nous devons tous contribuer à la protection de l’environnement. (We must all contribute to protecting the environment.)
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Les bénévoles ont contribué à la réussite de l’événement. (The volunteers contributed to the success of the event. )
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Il est important de contribuer à la vie de sa communauté. (It is important to contribute to one’s community.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of contribuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | contribue | Je contribue à la réunion. | I contribute to the meeting. |
tu | contribues | Tu contribues au projet. | You contribute to the project. |
il | contribue | Il contribue à l’effort. | He contributes to the effort. |
elle | contribue | Elle contribue à la tâche. | She contributes to the task. |
on | contribue | On contribue à la cause. | We contribute to the cause. |
nous | contribuons | Nous contribuons à la société. | We contribute to society. |
vous | contribuez | Vous contribuez à la discussion. | You contribute to the discussion. |
ils | contribuent | Ils contribuent à l’équipe. | They contribute to the team. |
elles | contribuent | Elles contribuent au projet. | They contribute to the project. |
Other Conjugations for Contribuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contribuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contribuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contribuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contribuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contribuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contribuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contribuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contribuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contribuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contribuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contribuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contribuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contribuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contribuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contribuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contribuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contribuer (this article)
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Contribuer – 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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