Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Introduction to the verb escarmoucher
The English translation of the French verb escarmoucher is “to skirmish” or “to engage in a skirmish.” The infinitive form escarmoucher is pronounced as [ɛs.kaʁ.mu.ʃe].
Escarmoucher originates from the Old French word escarmuche, which means “skirmish.” In everyday French, it is used to describe a brief and often small-scale fight or conflict between opposing forces. It can also be used metaphorically to indicate a verbal or non-physical confrontation.
Examples:
- Les soldats ont commencé à s’escarmoucher à la frontière. (The soldiers started skirmishing at the border.)
- Les supporters rivaux s’escarmouchent avant chaque match. (The rival fans skirmish before every match.)
- Les politiciens ont commencé à s’escarmoucher pendant le débat. (The politicians started skirmishing during the debate.)
Escarmoucher – 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 escarmoucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | escarmouche | J’escarmouche tous les jours. | I skirmish every day. |
Tu | escarmouches | Tu escarmouches avec talent. | You skirmish with talent. |
Il | escarmouche | Il escarmouche pour s’amuser. | He skirmishes for fun. |
Elle | escarmouche | Elle escarmouche avec ses amis. | She skirmishes with her friends. |
On | escarmouche | On escarmouche en équipe. | We skirmish as a team. |
Nous | escarmouchons | Nous escarmouchons contre l’ennemi. | We skirmish against the enemy. |
Vous | escarmouchez | Vous escarmouchez en première ligne. | You skirmish on the front line. |
Ils | escarmouchent | Ils escarmouchent avec vigueur. | They skirmish vigorously. |
Elles | escarmouchent | Elles escarmouchent avec précision. | They skirmish with precision. |
Other Conjugations for Escarmoucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
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