Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb écaler
Introduction to the verb écaler
The English translation of the French verb écaler is “to shell” or “to remove the shell.” The infinitive form is pronounced as ey-kah-lay.
The origin of écaler can be traced back to the Old French word “escale” meaning “shell.” In everyday French, écaler is most often used when referring to removing the shell or husk of a fruit, vegetable, or nut.
Examples:
- Je vais écaler les œufs pour la salade. – I’m going to shell the eggs for the salad.
- Elle a écalé les noisettes avant de les manger. – She shelled the hazelnuts before eating them.
- Avant de cuire les petits pois, il faut les écaler. – Before cooking the peas, you need to remove the shells.
Écaler – 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 écaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | j’écale | Je j’écale une pomme. | I peel an apple. |
Tu | tu écales | Tu écales les carottes. | You peel the carrots. |
Il | il écale | Il écale une banane. | He peels a banana. |
Elle | elle écale | Elle écale une orange. | She peels an orange. |
On | on écale | On écale des pommes de terre. | We peel potatoes. |
Nous | nous écalons | Nous écalons des poires. | We peel pears. |
Vous | vous écalez | Vous écalez les concombres. | You peel cucumbers. |
Ils | ils écalent | Ils écalent des oignons. | They peel onions. |
Elles | elles écalent | Elles écalent des tomates. | They peel tomatoes. |
Other Conjugations for Écaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb écaler (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écaler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écaler
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