Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb configurer
Introduction to the verb configurer
The English translation of the French verb configurer is “to configure.” It is pronounced as “kon-fee-guh-ray.”
The word configurer comes from the Latin word “configurare,” meaning “to shape” or “to form.” It entered the French language in the 17th century and is derived from the French word “configuration,” which means “arrangement” or “layout.”
In everyday French, configurer is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a wish, desire, or doubt. It is also used to express a command or an order.
Example 1: Je souhaite que tu configures le nouvel ordinateur avant demain. (I wish for you to configure the new computer before tomorrow.)
Example 2: Il est important que nous configurions correctement les paramètres de sécurité. (It is important for us to configure the security settings correctly.)
Example 3: Je doute qu’il ait configuré le système de manière optimale. (I doubt that he has configured the system optimally.)
In all of these examples, the verb configurer is conjugated in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a wish, desire, or doubt. It is also used to express a command or an order.
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of configurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | configure | Il est important que je configure. | It’s important I configure. |
tu | configure | J’aimerais que tu configure. | I would like you to configure. |
il | configure | Il est nécessaire qu’il configure. | It’s necessary he configures. |
elle | configure | Elle veut que j’elle configure. | She wants her to configure. |
on | configure | Il est possible qu’on configure. | It’s possible we configure. |
nous | configurions | Il est préférable que nous configurions. | It’s preferable we configure. |
vous | configuriez | Il est important que vous configuriez. | It’s important you configure. |
ils | configurent | Il est essentiel qu’ils configurent. | It’s essential they configure. |
elles | configurent | Il est crucial qu’elles configurent. | It’s crucial they configure. |
Other Conjugations for Configurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb configurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb configurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb configurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb configurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb configurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb configurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb configurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb configurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb configurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb configurer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb configurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb configurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb configurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb configurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb configurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb configurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb configurer
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Configurer – 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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