Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb écharper
Introduction to the verb écharper
The English translation of the French verb écharper is “to tear” or “to rip.” It is pronounced as “ay-shar-peh.”
The language origin of écharper is from the Old French word “escharper,” which comes from the Latin word “ex-carpere” meaning “to pluck out.” In everyday French, écharper is most often used to describe the action of forcefully tearing or ripping something.
Examples:
- Je me suis écharpé le pantalon en escaladant la clôture. (I tore my pants while climbing over the fence.)
- Il a écharpé la lettre en morceaux après l’avoir lue. (He ripped the letter into pieces after reading it.)
- Les enfants ont écharpé le papier cadeau pour découvrir leur surprise. (The children tore the wrapping paper to discover their surprise.)
Note: These examples are in the past tense, but écharper can also be used in other tenses such as present and future.
Écharper – 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 écharper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | écharpe | Je m’écharpe pour me protéger du froid. | I wrap a scarf around myself to protect from the cold. |
Tu | écharpes | Tu écharpes tes épaules avec élégance. | You drape your shoulders with elegance. |
Il | écharpe | Il écharpe son pull pour se réchauffer. | He wraps his sweater around himself to warm up. |
Elle | écharpe | Elle s’écharpe avec un foulard coloré. | She wraps a colorful scarf around herself. |
On | écharpe | On s’écharpe souvent avant de sortir. | We often wrap ourselves before going out. |
Nous | écharpons | Nous nous écharpons avec la même couverture. | We wrap ourselves with the same blanket. |
Vous | écharpez | Vous vous écharpez pour éviter les courants d’air. | You wrap yourselves to avoid drafts. |
Ils | écharpent | Ils s’écharpent pour savoir qui prendra la dernière part. | They fight over who will take the last piece. |
Elles | écharpent | Elles s’écharpent pour le plaisir de se chamailler. | They bicker for the fun of it. |
Other Conjugations for Écharper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb écharper (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écharper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écharper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écharper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écharper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écharper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écharper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écharper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écharper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écharper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écharper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écharper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écharper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écharper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écharper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écharper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écharper
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