L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Introduction to the verb feinter
The English translation of the French verb feinter is “to feint” or “to fake.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “feyn-tey.”
Feinter comes from the Old French word feint, meaning “deception” or “pretense.” It ultimately derives from the Latin verb fingere, meaning “to shape” or “to pretend.”
In everyday French, feinter is often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe the action of pretending or deceiving. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- Je vais feinter la blessure pour gagner du temps. (I will fake the injury to gain some time.)
- Nous devons feinter l’ennemi pour réussir notre mission. (We need to deceive the enemy to succeed in our mission.)
- Tu devrais feinter d’être malade pour ne pas aller à l’école demain. (You should fake being sick so you don’t have to go to school tomorrow.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of feinter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | feinte | Je feinte souvent. | I often fake. |
tu | feintes | Tu feintes bien. | You fake well. |
il | feinte | Il feinte rarement. | He rarely fakes. |
elle | feinte | Elle feinte avec talent. | She fakes with talent. |
on | feinte | On feinte pour gagner. | We fake to win. |
nous | feintons | Nous feintons en équipe. | We fake as a team. |
vous | feintez | Vous feintez mal. | You fake badly. |
ils | feintent | Ils feintent à chaque tour. | They fake every turn. |
elles | feintent | Elles feintent pour tromper. | They fake to deceive. |
Other Conjugations for Feinter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter (this article)
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Feinter – 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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