Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb écrouler
Introduction to the verb écrouler
The English translation of the French verb écrouler is “to collapse” or “to crumble”. The infinitive form of écrouler is pronounced ay-kroo-lay.
Ecrouler comes from the Old French word “escrouler” which means “to crumble”. It is most often used in every day French to describe the action of a building or structure collapsing, but it can also be used in a figurative sense to describe someone’s emotions or plans falling apart.
Examples:
- Le vieux bâtiment s’est écroulé après l’explosion. (The old building collapsed after the explosion.)
- L’équipe a été écrasée par leurs adversaires, faisant ainsi s’écrouler leurs espoirs de victoire. (The team was crushed by their opponents, causing their hopes of victory to crumble.)
- Avec les récentes pertes financières, l’entreprise risque de s’écrouler à tout moment. (With the recent financial losses, the company is at risk of collapsing at any moment.)
Écrouler – 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 écrouler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | m’écroule | Je m’écroule de fatigue. | I am collapsing from tiredness. |
Tu | t’écroules | Tu t’écroules de rire. | You are collapsing from laughter. |
Il | s’écroule | Il s’écroule sous le poids. | He is collapsing under the weight. |
Elle | s’écroule | Elle s’écroule en larmes. | She is collapsing in tears. |
On | s’écroule | On s’écroule après une longue journée de travail. | We are collapsing after a long day at work. |
Nous | nous écroulons | Nous nous écroulons de sommeil. | We are collapsing from sleepiness. |
Vous | vous écroulez | Vous vous écroulez de peur. | You are collapsing from fear. |
Ils | s’écroulent | Ils s’écroulent de rire. | They are collapsing from laughter. |
Elles | s’écroulent | Elles s’écroulent de fatigue. | They are collapsing from tiredness. |
Other Conjugations for Écrouler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb écrouler (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écrouler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écrouler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écrouler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écrouler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écrouler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écrouler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écrouler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écrouler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écrouler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écrouler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écrouler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écrouler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écrouler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écrouler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écrouler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écrouler
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