Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Introduction to the verb escamoter
The English translation of the French verb “escamoter” is “to make disappear” or “to vanish”. The infinitive form “escamoter” is pronounced as [ɛs.ka.mɔ.te].
The word “escamoter” comes from the Old French “escomoter” which was derived from the Latin “ex- (out of) + com- (together) + motare (to move)”. In everyday French, “escamoter” is most often used to describe the action of making something disappear or vanish quickly and skillfully.
Examples:
- Il a réussi à escamoter la pièce de monnaie à la vue de tous. (He managed to make the coin disappear in front of everyone.)
- Elle a habilement escamoté son nom de la liste des suspects. (She skillfully removed her name from the list of suspects.)
- Le magicien a escamoté le lapin de son chapeau. (The magician made the rabbit vanish from his hat.)
Note: The translations provided are approximate.
Escamoter – 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 escamoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | j’escamote | J’escamote un tour de magie. | I perform a magic trick. |
Tu | tu escamotes | Tu escamotes les cartes. | You (informal) manipulate the cards. |
Il | il escamote | Il escamote l’argent. | He manipulates the money. |
Elle | elle escamote | Elle escamote les objets. | She manipulates the objects. |
On | on escamote | On escamote les clés. | We manipulate the keys. |
Nous | nous escamotons | Nous escamotons les preuves. | We manipulate the evidence. |
Vous | vous escamotez | Vous escamotez les billets. | You (formal/plural) manipulate the tickets. |
Ils | ils escamotent | Ils escamotent les illusions. | They (masculine) manipulate the illusions. |
Elles | elles escamotent | Elles escamotent les accessoires. | They (feminine) manipulate the props. |
Other Conjugations for Escamoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
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