Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb râper
Introduction to the verb râper
The English translation of the French verb râper is “to grate.” It is pronounced as “rah-pay.”
Râper comes from the Old French word “rapier” which means “to scrape.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the action of grating food, such as cheese or vegetables.
- Je vais râper le fromage pour la pizza. (I’m going to grate the cheese for the pizza.)
- Elle a râpé les carottes pour la salade. (She grated the carrots for the salad.)
- Tu peux me passer le râpe pour le parmesan, s’il te plaît ? (Can you pass me the grater for the parmesan, please?)
Râper – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of râper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | je râpe | Je râpe du fromage. | I grate some cheese.
Tu | tu râpes | Tu râpes les carottes.| You grate the carrots.
Il | il râpe | Il râpe les pommes. | He grates the apples.
Elle | elle râpe | Elle râpe le chocolat.| She grates the chocolate.
On | on râpe | On râpe les légumes. | We grate the vegetables.
Nous | nous râpons| Nous râpons le fromage.| We grate the cheese.
Vous | vous râpez | Vous râpez les oignons.| You grate the onions.
Ils | ils râpent | Ils râpent les courgettes.| They grate the zucchinis.
Elles | elles râpent| Elles râpent la carotte.| They grate the carrot.
Other Conjugations for Râper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb râper (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb râper
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