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Verb conjugation

catcher

to wrestle; to catch

Usage

The verb for professional wrestling — le catch — a loanword from English 'catch-as-catch-can.' Catcher un adversaire means to wrestle an opponent in that specific entertainment-sport sense, not general grappling or fighting.

Examples
  • Il catche depuis dix ans dans des tournois régionaux.He's been wrestling professionally for ten years in regional tournaments.
  • Les deux catcheurs se sont affrontés devant une salle comble.The two wrestlers faced off in front of a packed arena.
  • Elle rêve de catcher un jour sur un grand ring international.She dreams of one day wrestling in a major international ring.
Common mistake

Catcher refers specifically to the theatrical sport of professional wrestling (le catch) — for ordinary physical fighting, se battre or lutter is correct, not catcher.

Simple tenses

Present

jecatche
tucatches
il/ellecatche
nouscatchons
vouscatchez
ils/ellescatchent

Imperfect

jecatchais
tucatchais
il/ellecatchait
nouscatchions
vouscatchiez
ils/ellescatchaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jecatchai
tucatchas
il/ellecatcha
nouscatchâmes
vouscatchâtes
ils/ellescatchèrent

Future

jecatcherai
tucatcheras
il/ellecatchera
nouscatcherons
vouscatcherez
ils/ellescatcheront

Conditional

jecatcherais
tucatcherais
il/ellecatcherait
nouscatcherions
vouscatcheriez
ils/ellescatcheraient

Subjunctive

jecatche
tucatches
il/ellecatche
nouscatchions
vouscatchiez
ils/ellescatchent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jecatchasse
tucatchasses
il/ellecatchât
nouscatchassions
vouscatchassiez
ils/ellescatchassent

Imperative

tucatche
nouscatchons
vouscatchez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

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

Plus-que-parfait

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

Passé antérieur

jeeus catché
tueus catché
il/elleeut catché
nouseûmes catché
vouseûtes catché
ils/elleseurent catché

Futur antérieur

jeaurai catché
tuauras catché
il/elleaura catché
nousaurons catché
vousaurez catché
ils/ellesauront catché

Conditionnel passé

jeaurais catché
tuaurais catché
il/elleaurait catché
nousaurions catché
vousauriez catché
ils/ellesauraient catché

Subjonctif passé

jeaie catché
tuaies catché
il/elleait catché
nousayons catché
vousayez catché
ils/ellesaient catché

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

jeeusse catché
tueusses catché
il/elleeût catché
nouseussions catché
vouseussiez catché
ils/elleseussent catché

Impératif passé

tuaie catché
nousayons catché
vousayez catché

Other

Present participle

catchant

Past participle

catché

Infinitive

catcher

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Frequently asked questions

What does "catcher" mean?

"catcher" means "to wrestle; to catch".

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

The present of "catcher" is: je catche, tu catches, il/elle catche, nous catchons, vous catchez, ils/elles catchent.

What is the Passé composé of "catcher"?

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

What is the Imperative of "catcher"?

The imperative of "catcher" is: tu catche, nous catchons, vous catchez.