Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Introduction to the verb inventer
The English translation of the French verb inventer is “to invent.” It is pronounced as “ahn-vahn-tay.”
The verb inventer comes from the Latin word “inventare,” meaning “to find, discover, or devise.” It entered the French language in the 13th century and has remained a commonly used verb since then.
In everyday French, inventer is most often used in the subjonctif présent tense, which expresses a subjective action or possibility. It is often used in expressions of wishes or hypothetical situations.
Example 1: Je souhaite que tu inventes quelque chose de nouveau pour notre projet. (I wish for you to invent something new for our project.)
Example 2: Il faut que nous inventons une solution pour résoudre ce problème. (We need to invent a solution to solve this problem.)
Example 3: J’aimerais que les scientifiques inventent un moyen de voyager dans le temps. (I would like for scientists to invent a way to travel through time.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of inventer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | invente | Je doute qu’il invente cette histoire. | I doubt he’s inventing this story. |
tu | inventes | Je veux que tu inventes quelque chose. | I want you to invent something. |
il | invente | Il est étonné que tu inventes tout. | He’s surprised you invent everything. |
elle | invente | Elle déteste que je l’invente. | She hates me making her up. |
on | invente | On a besoin que tu inventes. | We need you to invent. |
nous | inventions | Nous sommes ravis que nous inventions. | We’re delighted we invent. |
vous | inventiez | Vous pensez que vous inventiez. | You think you invent. |
ils | inventent | Ils trouvent qu’ils inventent. | They think they invent. |
elles | inventent | Elles veulent que nous inventent. | They want us to invent. |
Other Conjugations for Inventer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
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Inventer – 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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