Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb scalper
Introduction to the verb scalper
The English translation of the French verb “scalper” is “to scalp.” It is pronounced as “skal-peh.”
Scalper originated from the French word “scalp,” which refers to the skin on the top of the head. In everyday French, the verb “scalper” is most often used in the context of ticket sales, with the meaning of buying tickets at a low price and reselling them for a higher price.
Examples:
- Je ne peux pas croire que j’ai réussi à scalper des billets pour le concert de Beyoncé à moitié prix ! (I can’t believe I managed to scalp tickets for Beyoncé’s concert at half the price!)
- Les billets pour le match de football étaient tous vendus, mais j’ai entendu dire qu’il y a des gens qui essaient de scalper des billets à l’extérieur du stade. (The tickets for the football match were all sold out, but I heard that there are people trying to scalp tickets outside the stadium.)
- Nous avons décidé de scalper nos billets pour le spectacle de théâtre que nous ne pouvions pas assister. (We decided to scalp our tickets for the theater show that we couldn’t attend.)
Scalper – 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 scalper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | je scalp | Je scalp souvent les billets de concert. | I often scalp concert tickets. |
tu | tu scalp | Tu scalp le marché boursier. | You scalp the stock market. |
il | il scalpe | Il scalpe les clients dans la file d’attente. | He scalps customers in the line. |
elle | elle scalpe | Elle scalpe des idées pour son roman. | She scalps ideas for her novel. |
on | on scalp | On scalp les terrains à bâtir dans cette région. | We scalp building lots in this area. |
nous | nous scalpons | Nous scalpons les billets de train pour économiser de l’argent. | We scalp train tickets to save money. |
vous | vous scalppez | Vous scalppez les entrées pour le match de football. | You scalp tickets for the football game. |
ils | ils scalpent | Ils scalpent les cheveux dans la rue pour gagner de l’argent. | They scalp hair on the street to make money. |
elles | elles scalpent | Elles scalpent les légumes dans le jardin. | They scalp vegetables in the garden. |
Other Conjugations for Scalper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb scalper (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scalper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scalper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scalper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scalper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scalper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scalper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scalper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scalper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scalper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scalper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scalper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scalper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scalper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scalper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scalper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scalper
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