Verb conjugation

confronter

to confront; to contrast, to compare

Usage

Confronter means to confront or bring face to face — comparing two things or testimonies (confronter des témoignages) or, very commonly in the construction être confronté à, facing a difficulty or problem (elle est confrontée à de nombreux défis).

Examples

Le juge a confronté les deux témoins. — The judge confronted the two witnesses with each other.
Nous sommes confrontés à un sérieux problème de budget. — We're facing a serious budget problem.
Il faut confronter ces résultats avec les données précédentes. — These results need to be compared against the previous data.

Common mistake

Être confronté à means 'to be faced with' (a problem, a difficulty), not necessarily a direct physical or verbal confrontation with a person — learners sometimes assume it always implies conflict, when it's often just neutral exposure to a difficult situation.

Simple tenses

Present

je	confronte
tu	confrontes
il/elle	confronte
nous	confrontons
vous	confrontez
ils/elles	confrontent

Imperfect

je	confrontais
tu	confrontais
il/elle	confrontait
nous	confrontions
vous	confrontiez
ils/elles	confrontaient

Past historic (passé simple)

je	confrontai
tu	confrontas
il/elle	confronta
nous	confrontâmes
vous	confrontâtes
ils/elles	confrontèrent

Future

je	confronterai
tu	confronteras
il/elle	confrontera
nous	confronterons
vous	confronterez
ils/elles	confronteront

Conditional

je	confronterais
tu	confronterais
il/elle	confronterait
nous	confronterions
vous	confronteriez
ils/elles	confronteraient

Subjunctive

je	confronte
tu	confrontes
il/elle	confronte
nous	confrontions
vous	confrontiez
ils/elles	confrontent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

je	confrontasse
tu	confrontasses
il/elle	confrontât
nous	confrontassions
vous	confrontassiez
ils/elles	confrontassent

Imperative

tu	confronte
nous	confrontons
vous	confrontez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

je	ai confronté
tu	as confronté
il/elle	a confronté
nous	avons confronté
vous	avez confronté
ils/elles	ont confronté

Plus-que-parfait

je	avais confronté
tu	avais confronté
il/elle	avait confronté
nous	avions confronté
vous	aviez confronté
ils/elles	avaient confronté

Passé antérieur

je	eus confronté
tu	eus confronté
il/elle	eut confronté
nous	eûmes confronté
vous	eûtes confronté
ils/elles	eurent confronté

Futur antérieur

je	aurai confronté
tu	auras confronté
il/elle	aura confronté
nous	aurons confronté
vous	aurez confronté
ils/elles	auront confronté

Conditionnel passé

je	aurais confronté
tu	aurais confronté
il/elle	aurait confronté
nous	aurions confronté
vous	auriez confronté
ils/elles	auraient confronté

Subjonctif passé

je	aie confronté
tu	aies confronté
il/elle	ait confronté
nous	ayons confronté
vous	ayez confronté
ils/elles	aient confronté

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

je	eusse confronté
tu	eusses confronté
il/elle	eût confronté
nous	eussions confronté
vous	eussiez confronté
ils/elles	eussent confronté

Impératif passé

tu	aie confronté
nous	ayons confronté
vous	ayez confronté

Other

Present participle

confrontant

Past participle

confronté

Infinitive

confronter

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Frequently asked questions

What does "confronter" mean?

"confronter" means "to confront; to contrast, to compare".

How do you conjugate "confronter" in the present tense?

The present of "confronter" is: je confronte, tu confrontes, il/elle confronte, nous confrontons, vous confrontez, ils/elles confrontent.

What is the Passé composé of "confronter"?

The passé composé of "confronter" is: je ai confronté, tu as confronté, il/elle a confronté, nous avons confronté, vous avez confronté, ils/elles ont confronté.

What is the Imperative of "confronter"?

The imperative of "confronter" is: tu confronte, nous confrontons, vous confrontez.

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