Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ébaucher
Introduction to the verb ébaucher
The English translation of the French verb ébaucher is “to outline” or “to sketch.” It is pronounced as “ay-bow-shay.”
The word ébaucher comes from the Old French word “bauc,” meaning “to cut” or “to shape.” In everyday French, ébaucher is most often used to mean “to give a rough idea” or “to start working on something.”
Examples:
- J’ai ébauché un plan pour le projet. – I outlined a plan for the project.
- Il doit ébaucher son discours avant la réunion. – He needs to sketch out his speech before the meeting.
- Elle a ébauché un croquis du paysage. – She made a rough sketch of the landscape.
Ébaucher – 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 ébaucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | ébauche | Je ébauche | I sketch |
Tu | ébauches | Tu ébauches | You sketch |
Il | ébauche | Il ébauche | He sketches |
Elle | ébauche | Elle ébauche | She sketches |
On | ébauche | On ébauche | One sketches |
Nous | ébauchons | Nous ébauchons | We sketch |
Vous | ébauchez | Vous ébauchez | You sketch |
Ils | ébauchent | Ils ébauchent | They sketch |
Elles | ébauchent | Elles ébauchent | They sketch |
Other Conjugations for Ébaucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ébaucher (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ébaucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ébaucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ébaucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ébaucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ébaucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ébaucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ébaucher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ébaucher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ébaucher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ébaucher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ébaucher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ébaucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ébaucher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ébaucher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ébaucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ébaucher
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