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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb développer

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The English translation of the French verb développer is “to develop.” The infinitive form of développer is pronounced “day-ve-loh-peh.”

Développer comes from the Old French word “desveloper,” meaning “to unwrap” or “to unfold,” which is derived from the Latin word “dis-,” meaning “apart,” and “veloppe,” meaning “envelope” or “covering.” In everyday French, développer is often used to describe the process of growth or progress, both in a literal and figurative sense.

Examples in the L’infinitif Présent tense:

  1. Je veux développer mes compétences en langues étrangères. (I want to develop my foreign language skills.)
  2. Nous devons développer de nouvelles stratégies pour faire face à cette crise. (We need to develop new strategies to deal with this crisis.)
  3. Comment développer un bon sens de l’humour ? (How to develop a good sense of humor?)

English translations:

  1. I want to develop my foreign language skills.
  2. We need to develop new strategies to deal with this crisis.
  3. How to develop a good sense of humor?

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je développe Je développe mon projet. I develop my project.
tu développes Tu développes ton idée. You develop your idea.
il développe Il développe ses compétences. He develops his skills.
elle développe Elle développe son entreprise. She develops her business.
on développe On développe une nouvelle stratégie. We develop a new strategy.
nous développons Nous développons notre équipe. We develop our team.
vous développez Vous développez un nouveau produit. You develop a new product.
ils développent Ils développent des applications. They develop applications.
elles développent Elles développent des sites web. They develop websites.

Other Conjugations for Développer.

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

Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb développer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Développer – 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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