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Conjugation of the French verb menacer

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb menacer, along with their English translations.

menacer is a regular verb with spelling changes

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
menacer	to threaten

Present		Scored
je menace	I threaten
tu menaces	you threaten
il menace	he threatens
elle menace	she threatens
nous menaçons	we threaten
vous menacez	you threaten
ils menacent	they threaten
elles menacent	they threaten

Imperfect		Scored
je menaçais	I was threatening
tu menaçais	you were threatening
il menaçait	he was threatening
elle menaçait	she was threatening
nous menacions	we were threatening
vous menaciez	you were threatening
ils menaçaient	they were threatening
elles menaçaient	they were threatening

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je menaçai	I threatened
tu menaças	you threatened
il menaça	he threatened
elle menaça	she threatened
nous menaçâmes	we threatened
vous menaçâtes	you threatened
ils menacèrent	they threatened
elles menacèrent	they threatened

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai menacé	I have threatened
tu as menacé	you have threatened
il a menacé	he has threatened
elle a menacé	she has threatened
nous avons menacé	we have threatened
vous avez menacé	you have threatened
ils ont menacé	they have threatened
elles ont menacé	they have threatened

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais menacé	I had threatened
tu avais menacé	you had threatened
il avait menacé	he had threatened
elle avait menacé	she had threatened
nous avions menacé	we had threatened
vous aviez menacé	you had threatened
ils avaient menacé	they had threatened
elles avaient menacé	they had threatened

Future		Scored
je menacerai	I will threaten
tu menaceras	you will threaten
il menacera	he will threaten
elle menacera	she will threaten
nous menacerons	we will threaten
vous menacerez	you will threaten
ils menaceront	they will threaten
elles menaceront	they will threaten

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai menacé	I will have threatened
tu auras menacé	you will have threatened
il aura menacé	he will have threatened
elle aura menacé	she will have threatened
nous aurons menacé	we will have threatened
vous aurez menacé	you will have threatened
ils auront menacé	they will have threatened
elles auront menacé	they will have threatened

Conditional		Scored
je menacerais	I would threaten
tu menacerais	you would threaten
il menacerait	he would threaten
elle menacerait	she would threaten
nous menacerions	we would threaten
vous menaceriez	you would threaten
ils menaceraient	they would threaten
elles menaceraient	they would threaten

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais menacé	I would have threatened
tu aurais menacé	you would have threatened
il aurait menacé	he would have threatened
elle aurait menacé	she would have threatened
nous aurions menacé	we would have threatened
vous auriez menacé	you would have threatened
ils auraient menacé	they would have threatened
elles auraient menacé	they would have threatened

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je menace	(... that) I threaten
(... que) tu menaces	(... that) you threaten
(... que) il menace	(... that) he threatens
(... que) elle menace	(... that) she threatens
(... que) nous menacions	(... that) we threaten
(... que) vous menaciez	(... that) you threaten
(... que) ils menacent	(... that) they threaten
(... que) elles menacent	(... that) they threaten

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je menaçasse	(... that) I was threatening
(... que) tu menaçasses	(... that) you were threatening
(... que) il menaçât	(... that) he was threatening
(... que) elle menaçât	(... that) she was threatening
(... que) nous menaçassions	(... that) we were threatening
(... que) vous menaçassiez	(... that) you were threatening
(... que) ils menaçassent	(... that) they were threatening
(... que) elles menaçassent	(... that) they were threatening

Imperative		Scored
menace	Threaten
menaçons	Let's threaten
menacez	Threaten

Present Participle		Scored
menaçant	threatening

Past Participle		Scored
menacé	threatened

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