Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Introduction to the verb captiver
The English translation of the French verb captiver is “to captivate.” It is pronounced [kap-ti-ve].
Captiver comes from the Latin word captivare, meaning “to capture.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense, which is used to express a subjective action or state that is uncertain or hypothetical.
Examples:
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Il faut que tu le captives avec ton discours persuasif. (It’s necessary that you captivate him with your persuasive speech.)
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Je souhaite que cette pièce de théâtre me captive du début à la fin. (I hope this play captures my attention from beginning to end.)
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Il est important que notre présentation captive l’audience. (It is important that our presentation captivates the audience.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of captiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | captive | Je doute que je captive quelqu’un. | I doubt I captivate someone. |
tu | captures | Il faut que tu captures son cœur. | You must capture his heart. |
il | captive | Je crains qu’il ne captive personne. | I fear he doesn’t captivate anyone. |
elle | captive | Elle souhaite que j’elle captive. | She wants her to captivate. |
on | captive | Il est important qu’on captive. | It’s important we captivate. |
nous | captivions | Si nous captivions, ils resteraient. | If we captivate, they’ll stay. |
vous | captiviez | Il est nécessaire que vous captiviez. | It’s necessary you captivate. |
ils | captivent | Il est essentiel qu’ils captivent. | It’s essential they captivate. |
elles | captivent | Il est crucial qu’elles captivent. | It’s crucial they captivate. |
Other Conjugations for Captiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
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Captiver – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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