L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Introduction to the verb douter
The English translation of the French verb douter is “to doubt.” It is pronounced as “doo-tay” in the infinitive form.
The word douter comes from the Latin verb dubitare, which means “to doubt” or “to hesitate.” It entered the French language around the 12th century. In everyday French, douter is commonly used in the l’infinitif présent tense, which is the basic form of the verb that does not specify the subject or the tense.
Examples of its usage in this tense are:
Je douter (I doubt)
Il/Elle douter (He/She doubts)
Nous douter (We doubt)
English translations:
- Je doute que tu sois sincère. (I doubt that you are sincere.)
- Il doute de ses compétences. (He doubts his skills.)
- Nous doutons de la véracité de cette information. (We doubt the truthfulness of this information.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of douter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | doute | Je doute de mes capacités. | I doubt my abilities. |
tu | doutes | Tu doutes de ses intentions. | You doubt his intentions. |
il | doute | Il doute de son choix. | He doubts his choice. |
elle | doute | Elle doute de ses sentiments. | She doubts her feelings. |
on | doute | On doute de la vérité. | We doubt the truth. |
nous | doutons | Nous doutons de notre avenir. | We doubt our future. |
vous | doutez | Vous doutez de mes compétences. | You doubt my skills. |
ils | doutent | Ils doutent de leurs décisions. | They doubt their decisions. |
elles | doutent | Elles doutent de leur amitié. | They doubt their friendship. |
Other Conjugations for Douter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter (this article)
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Douter – 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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