Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Introduction to the verb orbiter
The English translation of the French verb orbiter is “to orbit.” It is pronounced as “or-bee-teh” in the infinitive form.
The word orbiter comes from the Latin word “orbita,” meaning “track or path.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense, which is used to express a wish, possibility, or uncertainty.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Je veux que tu orbites autour de la Terre. (I want you to orbit around the Earth.)
- Il est possible que la sonde orbite autour de la planète Mars. (It is possible that the probe orbits around the planet Mars.)
- Je doute qu’il orbite en sécurité dans l’espace. (I doubt that he is orbiting safely in space.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of orbiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | orbite | Il est possible que je orbite. | It’s possible I orbit. |
tu | orbites | Je veux que tu orbites. | I want you to orbit. |
il | orbite | Il faut qu’il orbite. | He must orbit. |
elle | orbite | Elle souhaite qu’elle orbite. | She wishes she orbits. |
on | orbite | Il est important qu’on orbite. | It’s important we orbit. |
nous | orbitons | Il est nécessaire que nous orbitons. | It’s necessary we orbit. |
vous | orbitiez | Il est essentiel que vous orbitiez. | It’s essential you orbit. |
ils | orbitent | Il est crucial qu’ils orbitent. | It’s crucial they orbit. |
elles | orbitent | Il est important qu’elles orbitent. | It’s important they orbit. |
Other Conjugations for Orbiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb orbiter
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Orbiter – 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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