inventer

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

inventer

1. To invent (make something for the first time)
2. To invent (create a mistruth)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of inventer (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		inventer			avoir inventé
gerund		en inventant			en ayant inventé
present participle		inventant
past participle		inventé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	invente	inventes	invente	inventons	inventez	inventent
	imperfect	inventais	inventais	inventait	inventions	inventiez	inventaient
	past historic1	inventai	inventas	inventa	inventâmes	inventâtes	inventèrent
	future	inventerai	inventeras	inventera	inventerons	inventerez	inventeront
	conditional	inventerais	inventerais	inventerait	inventerions	inventeriez	inventeraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	invente	inventes	invente	inventions	inventiez	inventent
	imperfect1	inventasse	inventasses	inventât	inventassions	inventassiez	inventassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	invente	—	inventons	inventez	—
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Related terms

• inventeur

Anagrams

• enivrent