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Tergiverser (to dither) conjugation

French
7 examples

Conjugation of tergiverser

Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present tense
je tergiverse
I dither
tu tergiverses
you dither
il/elle/on tergiverse
he/she/it dithers
nous tergiversons
we dither
vous tergiversez
you all dither
ils/elles tergiversent
they dither
Present perfect tense
j’ai tergiversé
I dithered
tu as tergiversé
you dithered
il/elle/on a tergiversé
he/she/it dithered
nous avons tergiversé
we dithered
vous avez tergiversé
you all dithered
ils/elles ont tergiversé
they dithered
Past impf. tense
je tergiversais
I was dithering
tu tergiversais
you were dithering
il/elle/on tergiversait
he/she/it was dithering
nous tergiversions
we were dithering
vous tergiversiez
you all were dithering
ils/elles tergiversaient
they were dithering
Future tense
je tergiverserai
I will dither
tu tergiverseras
you will dither
il/elle/on tergiversera
he/she/it will dither
nous tergiverserons
we will dither
vous tergiverserez
you all will dither
ils/elles tergiverseront
they will dither
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Past perfect tense
j’avais tergiversé
I had dithered
tu avais tergiversé
you had dithered
il/elle/on avait tergiversé
he/she/it had dithered
nous avions tergiversé
we had dithered
vous aviez tergiversé
you all had dithered
ils/elles avaient tergiversé
they had dithered
Past preterite tense
je tergiversai
I dithered
tu tergiversas
you dithered
il/elle/on tergiversa
he/she/it dithered
nous tergiversâmes
we dithered
vous tergiversâtes
you all dithered
ils/elles tergiversèrent
they dithered
Past anterior tense
j’eus tergiversé
I had dithered
tu eus tergiversé
you had dithered
il/elle/on eut tergiversé
he/she/it had dithered
nous eûmes tergiversé
we had dithered
vous eûtes tergiversé
you all had dithered
ils/elles eurent tergiversé
they had dithered
Future perfect tense
j’aurai tergiversé
I will have dithered
tu auras tergiversé
you will have dithered
il/elle/on aura tergiversé
he/she/it will have dithered
nous aurons tergiversé
we will have dithered
vous aurez tergiversé
you all will have dithered
ils/elles auront tergiversé
they will have dithered
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present subjunctive tense
que je tergiverse
that I dither
que tu tergiverses
that you dither
qu’il/elle/on tergiverse
that he/she/it dither
que nous tergiversions
that we dither
que vous tergiversiez
that you all dither
qu’ils/elles tergiversent
that they dither
Present perf. subjunctive tense
que j’aie tergiversé
that I have dithered
que tu aies tergiversé
that you have dithered
qu’il/elle/on ait tergiversé
that he/she/it have dithered
que nous ayons tergiversé
that we have dithered
que vous ayez tergiversé
that you all have dithered
qu’ils/elles aient tergiversé
that they have dithered
Imperfect subjunctive tense
que je tergiversasse
that I would dither
que tu tergiversasses
that you would dither
qu’il/elle/on tergiversât
that he/she/it would dither
que nous tergiversassions
that we would dither
que vous tergiversassiez
that you all would dither
qu’ils/elles tergiversassent
that they would dither
Past perfect subjunctive tense
que j’eusse tergiversé
that I had dithered
que tu eusses tergiversé
that you had dithered
qu’il/elle/on eût tergiversé
that he/she/it had dithered
que nous eussions tergiversé
that we had dithered
que vous eussiez tergiversé
that you all had dithered
qu’ils/elles eussent tergiversé
that they had dithered
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Conditional mood
je tergiverserais
I would dither
tu tergiverserais
you would dither
il/elle/on tergiverserait
he/she/it would dither
nous tergiverserions
we would dither
vous tergiverseriez
you all would dither
ils/elles tergiverseraient
they would dither
Conditional perfect tense
j’aurais tergiversé
I would have dithered
tu aurais tergiversé
you would have dithered
il/elle/on aurait tergiversé
he/she/it would have dithered
nous aurions tergiversé
we would have dithered
vous auriez tergiversé
you all would have dithered
ils/elles auraient tergiversé
they would have dithered
Imperative mood
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tergiverse
dither!
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tergiversons
let's dither!
tergiversez
dither!
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Past perfect imperative mood
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aie tergiversé
have dithered
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ayons tergiversé
let's have dithered
ayez tergiversé
have dithered
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Examples of tergiverser

Example in FrenchTranslation in English
C'est une bosse, il n'y pas à tergiverser.It's a lump, there's no point dithering about that.
Marchez tout droit dans mes bras, pourquoi tergiverser ainsi?Walk straight into my arms, why dither so?
Pas un bon endroit pour tergiverser.Not a great place to dither.
J'ai un peu tergiversé, mais j'ai décidé d'accepter.I dithered a bit, but I've decided to accept.
Pendant qu'il tergiverse, 4000 angströms de balthorium-G vont être utilisés au grand jour.And while he dithers, 4,000 city-melting angstroms of balthorium-g are going to be out there in the open.
Si je tergiverse, je vais mourir vieille fille.If I dither, I will die a spinster.
Si on économise, si on tergiverse sur les dépenses de quelque façon, on ressemblera à la gazelle blessée que nous sommes vraiment, mendiant nos adversaires à justifier avec nos ennemis, tester nos frontières, contester nos intérêts.If we economize, if we dither about expenses in any way, we look like the wounded gazelle we truly are, begging our foes to align with our enemies, test our borders, challenge our interests.

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