Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Introduction to the verb effacer
The English translation of the French verb effacer is “to erase” or “to delete.” The infinitive form of effacer is pronounced as “eh-fa-say.”
The word effacer comes from the Latin word “exfacere” meaning “to make disappear.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express actions that are uncertain or hypothetical.
Here are three simple examples of effacer in the Subjonctif Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il faut que j’efface ces photos avant qu’il les voie. (I need to delete these photos before he sees them.)
- Nous exigeons qu’ils effacent toutes les données de nos fichiers. (We demand that they erase all the data from our files.)
- Je doute qu’elle efface son numéro de téléphone de son portable. (I doubt she will delete her phone number from her cell phone.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of effacer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | efface | Il faut que j’efface mes erreurs. | I must erase my mistakes. |
tu | effaces | Il est préférable que tu effaces. | It’s preferable you erase. |
il | efface | Il est important qu’il efface. | It’s important he erases. |
elle | efface | Elle veut que j’efface. | She wants me to erase. |
on | efface | Il est nécessaire qu’on efface. | It’s necessary we erase. |
nous | effacions | Je ne crois pas que nous effacions. | I don’t think we erase. |
vous | effaciez | Il est essentiel que vous effaciez. | It’s essential you erase. |
ils | effacent | Il est important qu’ils effacent. | It’s important they erase. |
elles | effacent | Elle veut qu’elles effacent. | She wants them to erase. |
Other Conjugations for Effacer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
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Effacer – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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