Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévariquer
Introduction to the verb prévariquer
The English translation of the French verb prévariquer is “to commit perjury” or “to pervert the course of justice.” It is pronounced as “preh-vah-ree-kay.”
The word prévariquer comes from the Latin word “praevaricare” which means “to deviate from the right path.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Présent tense, which is used to express actions or situations that are uncertain or hypothetical.
Three examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Il est essentiel que tu ne prévariques pas lors de ton témoignage. (It is essential that you do not commit perjury during your testimony.)
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Mon avocat m’a conseillé de ne pas prévariquer en déposant ma plainte. (My lawyer advised me not to pervert the course of justice by filing my complaint.)
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Nous doutons qu’il prévarique pour protéger son ami. (We doubt that he is committing perjury to protect his friend.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of prévariquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | prévarique | Je doute que je prévarique. | I doubt that I prevaricate. |
tu | prévariques | Je ne pense pas que tu prévariques. | I don’t think you prevaricate. |
il | prévarique | Il est possible qu’il prévarique. | It’s possible he prevaricates. |
elle | prévarique | Elle veut que j’elle prévarique. | She wants her to prevaricate. |
on | prévarique | Il est important qu’on prévarique. | It’s important we prevaricate. |
nous | prévariquions | Il est préférable que nous prévariquions. | It’s preferable we prevaricate. |
vous | prévariquiez | Il est nécessaire que vous prévariquiez. | It’s necessary you prevaricate. |
ils | prévariquent | Il est essentiel qu’ils prévariquent. | It’s essential they prevaricate. |
elles | prévariquent | Il est crucial qu’elles prévariquent. | It’s crucial they prevaricate. |
Other Conjugations for Prévariquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb prévariquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévariquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévariquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévariquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévariquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévariquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévariquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévariquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévariquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévariquer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévariquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévariquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévariquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévariquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévariquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévariquer
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Prévariquer – 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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