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confronter

to confront


Regular1st ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Présent

Current actions, habits, and general truths.

jeconfronte
tuconfrontes
il/elleconfronte
nousconfrontons
vousconfrontez
ils/ellesconfrontent

Je confronte mes peurs chaque jour.

I confront my fears every day.

Nous confrontons les problèmes de manière constructive.

We confront the problems in a constructive way.

2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

jeai confronté
tuas confronté
il/ellea confronté
nousavons confronté
vousavez confronté
ils/ellesont confronté

Elle a confronté ses doutes avant de prendre une décision.

She confronted her doubts before making a decision.

Ils ont confronté les faits avec courage.

They confronted the facts with courage.

3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jeconfrontais
tuconfrontais
il/elleconfrontait
nousconfrontions
vousconfrontiez
ils/ellesconfrontaient

Quand j'étais jeune, je confrontais souvent mes amis.

When I was young, I often confronted my friends.

Nous confrontions nos idées lors des discussions.

We confronted our ideas during discussions.

4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jeconfronterai
tuconfronteras
il/elleconfrontera
nousconfronterons
vousconfronterez
ils/ellesconfronteront

Demain, je confronterai mes adversaires sur le terrain.

Tomorrow, I will confront my opponents on the field.

Ils confronteront les défis avec détermination.

They will confront the challenges with determination.

5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jeconfronterais
tuconfronterais
il/elleconfronterait
nousconfronterions
vousconfronteriez
ils/ellesconfronteraient

Je confronterais mes doutes si j'avais le courage.

I would confront my doubts if I had the courage.

Nous confronterions la situation si cela était nécessaire.

We would confront the situation if it were necessary.

6.

Subjonctif Présent

Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.

jeconfronte
tuconfrontes
il/elleconfronte
nousconfrontions
vousconfrontiez
ils/ellesconfrontent

Il faut que je confronte mes peurs pour avancer.

I need to confront my fears to move forward.

Il est important que nous confrontions nos différences.

It is important that we confront our differences.

7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

jeavais confronté
tuavais confronté
il/elleavait confronté
nousavions confronté
vousaviez confronté
ils/ellesavaient confronté

Avant de partir, j'avais confronté mes hésitations.

Before leaving, I had confronted my hesitations.

Ils avaient confronté leurs problèmes avant de trouver une solution.

They had confronted their problems before finding a solution.

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Common questions
Is "confronter" regular or irregular in French?
"confronter" is a regular 1st verb in French. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for 1st verbs.
How do you conjugate "confronter" in the present tense?
In the Présent, "confronter" conjugates as: confronte, confrontes, confrontons, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "confronter" in French?
In the Passé Composé, "confronter" conjugates as: ai confronté, as confronté, avons confronté, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "confronter" in French?
"confronter" (to confront) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.